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Twelve Zimbabweans charged with trafficking of minors

Twelve Zimbabweans charged with trafficking  of minors
Twelve Zimbabweans charged with trafficking of minors

FRANCISTOWN: Twelve Zimbabweans were Tuesday arraigned before court to face charges of smuggling in persons and another of entering Botswana through an illegal point of entry.

According to the charge sheet, the accused, Wandisile Nkomo, Lord Sibanda, Nthabiseni Ncube, German Chuma, Desire Ncube, Zihla Majikijela, Christopher Dube, Vivian Masenda, Dorcus Ndebele, Alton Ngwenya and Headman Ndlovu, are alleged to have entered Botswana through an ungazetted point of entry at Ramokgwebana village on March 29, 2024.

All the accused save for the first accused, Khaya Ngwenya, pleaded guilty to entering Botswana through an ungazetted point of entry.

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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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