Relatives bay for herd boy's life

FRANCISTOWN: A magistrate court here on Wednesday heard that a herdboy from Zoroga who is accused of murdering his girlfriend has had his life threatened.

Boitumelo Dibaga, 36, allegedly killed his girlfriend, Oduetse Gakelekhute on January 13, 2013 in the fields on the outskirts of Zoroga village in the central district.

The state prosecutor Leselo Toboka told court that he feared for the life of the man following the alleged murder of his girlfriend. Toboka told senior magistrate Thebeetsile Mulalu that the incident has incensed relatives of the deceased and members of the public who are baying for Dibaga's blood.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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