Police nab armed robbery suspects
Friday, February 05, 2010
The Botswana Post vehicle was transporting the money from Palapye to Maunatlala, as payments for old age pensioners, when it was stopped at gunpoint by the suspects who then fled in a car after the robbery.
Two of the suspects were later arrested in the evening near Tumasera and over P356, 000, a handgun, and two cell phones were recovered from them. The third suspect was arrested in Palapye the following morning and was found in possession of a car suspected to be the one used in the robbery. The three suspects have been detained pending further police investigations.
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....