Witnesses deny footprints expertise

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Two state witnesses in the Gaborone North murder case have admitted to not having any formal training or technical expertise in footprint tracking.

The witnesses, Tebogo Modise from Security Systems and his supervisor Walter Leave admitted to the defence team during cross-examination that they did not have any training in footprints tracking.

Both witnesses were giving evidence in a case in which five men are accused of attacking a Chinese man in Gaborone North and in the process killing a security guard.

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Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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