Murder accused used fake name
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The revelation came yesterday in court in a case in which Mmathethe village chief, Daniel Mathiba’s two sons, together with other two men are suspected to have murdered a Zimbabwean man, John Ngwenya.
The prosecutor in the case, Sub Inspector Serame of Goodhope police station, said they have since learnt that the accused person, Gindra Stegline’s names were not real.
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....