Police nab Zim 'human trafficking’ accused

Othusitse Ncube
Othusitse Ncube

FRANCISTOWN: A 54-year-old man from Zimbabwe appeared in court on Friday for allegedly trafficking a minor.

According to the charge sheet, the accused, Othusitse Ncube, allegedly trafficked a minor, also from Zimbabwe, on April 10, in Matsiloje contrary to Section 12 A (1) of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act No 13 of 2018 (Cap 08:09).

Act 13, 2018 puts into effect the United Nations’ Protocol to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons; to provide for the prohibition, prevention, and combating of human trafficking, to provide for measures to protect and assist victims of trafficking in persons, and other related matters. Ncube, who's based in Soweto in South Africa (SA), allegedly got nabbed by the police at the Matsiloje veterinary checkpoint.

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