06 Oct 2024

A trial in which four men face a charge of a spree of motor vehicle theft has been postponed to December this year. This turned out after some of the accused persons turned out ill with flu during continuation of trial on Friday, forcing the Village’s Senior Magistrate, Mr Daniel Nkau, to postpone the trial.

One of the accused persons, David Molefe, said most of the inmates where they were kept were down with flu, but said they had been having a challenge at being assisted.

“Half of us are down with flu, and the prisons services has a shortage of doctors and nurses,” he said, before Mr Nkau made an order for them to be taken immediately to the clinic.

Particulars of the matter are that between August 11 and September 18, 2016 Molefe and Joel Chivaura, acting jointly with common purpose, stole a silver Toyota Hilux surf valued at P58 000 at Maruapula Flats in Gaborone. The said vehicle was the property of one Ntongamili Chuchu.

The duo are said to have again jointly acted to deprive one Lizzy Raditante of her silver Toyota Allion valued at P40 000 at Metsimotlhabe between September 16 and 17 the same year. Molefe is also implicated in further similar offences.

A charge sheet before the court indicates that on September 26, 2026, Molefe acted jointly with a common purpose with three other accused persons in Michael Mogome, Kealeboga Gabakgore and Bena Thabane to steal a Honda Fit belonging to Pauline Jonas.

The car, valued at P35 000 was stolen at Mmopane. Molefe is further implicated in stealing yet another motor vehicle near Mmopane Block 1 between April 2 and 28 in 2016, this time, acting in concert with Mogome and Gonyadiwang Masisi. The vehicle, a silver Honda fit, belonging to Tebatso Ratshosa, was valued at P28 000.

Masisi is also charged singularly in a similar offence that occurred at Mmopane Block 1, where he allegedly stole a Toyota Dyna mini-truck belonging to Catherine Ramocha between September 24 and 25 2016, valued at P59 000. ENDS