Zim accused pleads for ARVs

The 29-year-old Zimbabwean was arrested on August 29 at Old Naledi in possession of a suspected elephant tusk. The man (name withheld for ethical reasons) who hails from Plumtree in Zimbabwe, told Village Magistrate Goodwill Makofi that he has run out of ARVs and requested the court to provide him with an order he could give to the prison wardens.  “I am taking ARVs and they are finished and I am supposed to go for my regular check up on September 26. I beg this court to give me a court order so that I can be taken to hospital,” he submitted.

In court yesterday, detective Khumo Bagopi said investigations into the matter are ongoing and requested the court to extend the accused’s remand in prison.