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Retraction and Apology to the Management of Tswana Friday April 24, 2020 news.thevoicebw.com news.thevoicebw.com V1144 P8.50 SPEAKS FOR ITSELF (Incl VAT) HEAD IN HANDS: Richard MOPHANE WORMS, Toteng HEADLESS CHICKENS AND BURNT HUTS Changate man accused of torching mum’s huts BY KABELO DIPHOLO very angry mother. The man at the centre of the A FIERY Friday afternoon in devastation is 34-year-old Richard Toteng, who is accused of burning Changate started with an ill- down three of his mum’s huts. advised feast on mophane worm PAGESEE 3 and climaxed with three torched TURN TO PAGE 2 huts, a headless chicken and a RETRACTION AND APOLOGY TO THE MANAGEMENT OF TSWANA PRIDE, TSWANA PRIDE AND TO MR SATAR DADA IT has since come to our concerning Mr. Satar Dada 17thApril 2020 titled the Editor hereby retract the Pride, Tswana Pride and to Mr attention that the contents and Tswana Pride in our “PROFIT OVER PREVENTION” article and its contents in full. Satar Dada for any inconven- We unreservedly apologise ience caused. of the front-page article publication of Friday, were incorrect. to The Management of Tswana The Voice Newspaper and 2 THE VOICE FRIDAY 24.04.2020 MAN ACCUSED OF TORCHING MUM’S HUTS ACCUSED: Dikologang (L), Barupi (C) and Motlhabane (R) FROM PAGE ONE nearby bush. that Richard only completed According to the IO, earlier his extra mural in March and The suspected arsonist was that day Richard had called his has another case pending at remanded in custody by Ma- mum, Julia Toteng – who cur- Customary Court. sunga Magistrates Court on rently resides in Gaborone – re- “He absconded a lot from Tuesday and will remain be- questing her permission to sell his extra mural and there is no KHAMA IS hind bars indefinitely, with his one of the family’s cows. It was guarantee that he’ll observe next court appearance set for a request the old lady denied. the bail application. We’re also after the State of Emergency Already in a bad mood, it worried that he may burn the is lifted - at least six months seems the chicken’s antics remaining house in the yard, away! pushed Richard over the edge. because he has allegedly boast- THE TARGET- In total, the fires are esti- “He proceeded to burn the ed that he was to burn it down,” mated to have destroyed house- house and told everyone who continued Oageng, adding that hold property worth P25, 000. cared to listen that he was do- the suspect’s mother, who is in Labelled as someone fre- ing so because his family takes Gaborone on medical grounds, quently on the wrong side of him for granted. He complained asked that her son remain in MOTLHABANE the law by Investigating Officer that he was starving but none custody until she gets back to (IO) Sergeant Sebele Oageng, of them ever sends him money Changate. to deceive its readers and any Richard reportedly went on the to buy food even though he “Now due to travel restric- BY PORTIA MLILO other person of the real inten- rampage last Friday. looks after the family cattle,” tions imposed by the State of tions and measures taken by the His red-hot rage was appar- Oageng told court. Emergency (SoE), I’ve no idea BOTSWANA Patriotic government to address COVID-19. ently stoked when one of the The IO further revealed the when his mother will be able to Front (BPF) Spokeperson, On the second count, it is al- chickens in his mother’s yard suspect was arrested minutes come home!” he concluded. Justice Motlhabane who leged the three still on the 6th of devoured the mophane worms after the incident. In his plea for bail, Richard, April published an article titled: he had lovingly laid out to dry “He fled into the bush but who looked close to tears, liter- was arrested, tortured and ‘Possible war looming in Botswa- in the sun. returned a few minutes later ally begged to be set free and charged with publishing false na as Masisi forces to implement It proved to be the chicken’s and handed himself in.” promised to behave and uphold statements about COVID-19 State of Emergency’. It is alleged last meal. Pleading for the suspect to any bail conditions set. has said that he has found the publication was made with Furious at missing out on be remanded, Oageng described However, his emotion failed the intention to deceive its read- his tasty treat, Richard is said Richard as ‘an unpredictable to move presiding Magistrate, out that he was not the ers or any other person of the real to have ripped off the unfortu- individual’ who should be incar- Segametsi Basinyi. primary target of the law intentions and measures taken nate bird’s head before flinging cerated for his own safety. enforcement officers but by the government to address CO- the trembling carcass into a The officer also told court [email protected] @sharonmathala former president Ian Khama VID-19. was. On another count the accused Motlhabane, Letsogile Ba- persons on the 22nd of March al- rupi, and Oarabile Dikologang legedly published an article on are facing four counts of publish- Botswana Trending News Face- ing statements with intention to book page titled, ‘Botswana hid- deceive persons about COVID-19 ing Corona Virus cases to avoid infection and the use of offensive causing unrest amongst the citi- electronic communication. zens.’ Barupi is the admin- The article is said to istrator of Botswa- be offensive in nature na Trending News and was not intended while Dikologang About 30 police for any legitimate administers Peo- communication, ple’s Daily News officers came to thereby disturbing Facebook pages, my house around the quite of the so- which published 10pm on the ciety. the said false state- On the forth ments while Motl- 11th of April and charge it is alleged habane is said to be banged doors and that on the 25th of the source. windows. When January the three Speaking to acting together in The Voice in an in- I opened they concert, willfully terview, Motlhabani assaulted me. and maliciously used said that during his electronic commu- arrest, the police and nication via Facebook security agents stripped him na- Page, Botswana Trending ked and tortured him. He said as News and published a post they tortured him, they kept say- with the heading: ‘DCEC boss ing that he was the small fish who living in fear as the DISS plan could lead them to the big fish, to eliminate the 100 billion mas- being BPF Patron Ian Khama termind.’ This communication and the party president Biggie is said to have been offensive in Butale. He said they even asked nature and was not intended for him if he knew something about any legitimate communication Khama’s suspected plot to topple thereby disturbing the peace and president Masisi. quiet of DCECE investigating of- “About 30 police officers came ficer, Jako Hubona. to my house around 10pm on the Regional Magistrate Good- 11th of April and banged doors and will Makofi granted the three windows. When I opened they as- bail on conditions that they shall saulted me. They took my phone, each be released on their own cog- laptop and party documents. I nizance of P10 000 and each avail was so traumatized. They went two Batswana sureties who shall through party documents and each bind themselves in the like said our party doesn’t have mon- sum. He ordered that they shall ey and they won’t be able to bail not commit any offence whilst me. They asked me where I got on bail and they shall not inter- the information about articles fere with police investigations. that were published on Botswana They shall also forfeit all of their Trending News but I wonder what travel documents to the Station makes them think I am linked to Commander. the page,” said Motlhabane Magistrate Makofi further The Court heard that the ordered the three to report them- three accused persons on or about selves to the Station Command- the 6th of April acting together ers of their nearest police station in concert published a statement once fortnightly on Fridays be- through social media via Face- tween the hours 0730 and 1630. He book page, Botswana Trending said they should attend court ses- News titled: ‘Breaking, Masisi to sions as and when required to do pay BDP MPs P12 million each so. They shall present themselves so that they can support State of to Health Officials for assessment Emergency.’ in line with Covid-19 regulations. The article is said to have They will be back in court on been written with the intention July 30th for mention news.thevoicebw.com FRIDAY 24.04.2020 THE VOICE 3 SMS 09B TO 16565 SMS 09C TO 16565 SMS 09D TO 16565 NALEDI BAELETSI AGE: 23 HOME VILLAGE: Masunga OCCUPATION: Sales Rep FAVOURITE MEAL: Pizza And Chilli cheese sliders RANKOPO TUMISANG PHOTOGRAPHER: SMS EXAMPLE: 03A TO 16565 SMS COST P2 09A ACROSS ALL NETWORKS We’re here for Botswana during the COVID-19 crisis Absa Bank Botswana has donated P1.5 million to the National COVID-19 Relief Fund in support of the efforts by the Government of Botswana in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 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