Woman gets two years for dagga

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Principal Magistrate Wanani Ngebani sentenced 32-year-old Tidimatso Oneilwe of Botshabelo to two years in prison for unlawful possession of dagga.

However, Ngebani suspended 12 months of the sentence on condition that she does not commit a similar offence over a three-year a period. He said therefore Oneilwe will serve one year in prison.

He said he considered that she was a mother of five minor children and that she was taking care of her mother.

Editor's Comment
Let justice, not politics determine Salakae’s fate

“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”-Lord HewartHis decision was the correct one.The move neither proves guilt nor settles the serious allegations that have brought him to the doorstep of the Regional Magistrate’s Court.It does, however, recognise a basic principle of accountable government, that a minister facing criminal charges should not remain in a position that could create even...

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