Thamaga Gang Shed Off Matsetsenkane Tag
Monday, January 18, 2016

The name, Bana Ba Metsi comes from a special school, located in the Okavango where Matsetsenkane were rehabilitated after intervention to help the group by the government and Botswana Institute of Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Offenders (BIRRO).
Bana Ba Metsi school was founded by Steve Harpt, an American who had been the headmaster of Shakawe School.
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...