State revises Nchindo, Matome charges
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The charges had been re-formulated after last month's death of Nchindo, who was the main accused person in the graft case.
Garvas and Matome now face 10 counts, down from the 35 charges, which were preferred against them before the death of the former Debswana boss and the withdrawal of Jacob Sesinyi who has become a state witness.
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...