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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.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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