Illness �frees� two suspected killers
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Caroline Gwamolamba, 38, and Bakang Godisang, 26, got bail after their lawyers told Chief Magistrate Monashe Ndlovu that prison conditions worsened the illnesses of the accused women.
The prosecution said Gwamolamba and Godisang burnt the house in which two sisters: Tuelo Mokgalo and Kgalalelo Motlogelwa were sleeping at Block Three in Gaborone. Mokgalo and Motlogelwa died at Princess Marina Hospital on December 31, 2015 and on January 1, 2016. One of the sisters gave birth shortly before they died.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....