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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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Appeal to public transport operators to exercise caution

Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...

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