Prison escapees plead guilty
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
The prisoners Mlindeni Moyo, Sicelo Sibanda, Rowland Moyo, Gaomodimo Molosiwa and Givemore Chaloba changed their previous pleas of not guilty to guilty before Magistrate Ishmael Molobe.
They followed in the footsteps of Mthokodzisi Sibanda and Goodwin Mapunganyika who recently pleaded guilty to the offence. Mapunganyika was recently sentenced to six months in jail for the offence while Sibanda is awaiting sentence on June 19.
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....