ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)
ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long. Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe. Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...
According to a regional official who said today friday that the death toll in South Sudan from the explosion of a fuel truck this week has risen to 182.The blast occurred on wednesday as crowds gathered around the tanker to gather fuel after it had veered off the road.An official had earlier said the toll could keeping rising as South Sudan did not have adequate facilities to treat the burns.Wilson Thomas Yanga,Maridi county Commissioner said ''The death toll has increased to 182 people.However,we are now on the ground evacuating some serious cases to a safe location for medical attention''.
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