Botswana Prison Service said Wedu Mosalagae, 33, of Letlhakane village and Kutlo Setima, 29, of Ghanzi, were hanged at Gaborone Central Prison on Monday
The executions drew a mixed reaction on social media platforms. The majority of respondents were in favour of the execution and questioned why it had taken so long to hang the pair. There were also those who condemned the executions. In 2016, a former hangman told publication Mmegi Online about his experience of executions in Botswana.
"The person who opens the trap door can be the most senior officer or any other officer of the team," he told the publication.
The liberal CyrilRamaphosa government run an antichrist agenda . Capital punishment is commanded. ITISWRITTEN
TomFreddy98 Here in South Africa murderer, Rapist have a right to life, what a funny country.
GovernmentZA you can learn a thing or two from Botswana's leadership, they are putting Botswana citizens first by protecting them from unwanted criminality in the midst of their citizens. Be like Botswana PutSouthAfricaFirst
And now look at the comparative violent crime stats.
Pali_Sebati No wonder others are flocking to SA.
I was listening to a court judgement today on tv this criminal was handed a life sentence and the judge was telling him to study further while in prison.
Barbarism
This sounds like a Tarrantino movie you dont have to hang mean bastards bt mean bastards you got to hang
Puseletso__M This would not work in south africa due to the corrupt legal system , buying judges and cases, favouritism and back handed deals.. A lot of innocent pple and families would be left devastated!!.. Im pretty sure its also not so perfect in botswana if you investigate deeper.
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Pay attention South Africa
nice
I'm moving to Botswana, sure they outlawed sex toys, but at least crime is relatively low
True Republic not our 🍌🍌🍌one nothing like Correctional Service it's not working at all.
Leviticus 24:17 - 21
For those who’re saying death penalty must come back eMzansi nizozisola! Our system favour one gender and rich people!!
Botswana is more advanced than south africa.Their government atleast has common sense not like the morons here.Good Job!
South Africa would not have enough days in the year with all the murderers running around here......you safer in jail than out in our streets.
Kill the MURDERERS & give RAPISTS hard labor every fucking day until they die. NO mercy for them fuckers. They DONT get to enjoy freedom behind bars while they strip women & children of their femininity by raping. Murderers should be shot dead execution style by firing squad.
Sakhi_Afrika Hence GBV in Botswana is under control! HermanMashaba hope this administration needs your call to reinstate Death Penalty for grievous, gristly CRIMES! Too many innocent people are loosing their right to life, why preserve the right to life of the perpetrator
May the two women’s souls rest in peace. These are the real victims and whose rights to life should been upheld. However, the two murderers decided otherwise.
Our Constituton must be amended to make provision for 'hang pal' in extreme cases to wit, rape; murder; femicide; etc.
As much as this sounds like a feasible solution. It will not fix the problem. Death penalty is only useful if you at least have police that can’t be bribed, that actually investigate, that make arrests, that aren’t overworked, have a working Justice system etc...
Well done BWGovernment BWPresidency 🇧🇼.You will never see your country turning into a playground for domestic and international criminals like it's happening here in South Africa.
The death penalty is so 😣😧😡😤 it goes beyond a reasonable doubt n then there's the weight of taking a human life, which exactly what the accused is accused of doing. It gives me a headache and a stomach at the same time
ntsikimazwai Yho so if those make crimes and original from Botswana can be killed Mos if they go back 🙆♀️🇿🇦 they must stay inn🇿🇦
Nothing wrong there.....2less evil
This punishment is in conflict with s7 (1) of Botswana constitution in so far as inhuman treatment (right to dignity in SA). Its just that they r limited in legal brains like Adv. Trengove, Adv. Ngcukaitobi etc, to stretch their Constitution.
Botswana neh 🤔
We'd run out of rope in South Africa.
Good 👏👏👏. Some crimes are just too horrific for rehabilitations.
I like Botswana more than these Southern Africa. The law here protects criminals than victims. We need death penalty at Mzansi.
Botswana is my number my number one choice should I immigrate from South Africa.
5 years later we discover they were wrongly convicted. .Oops sorry they are dead.
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Good
Functioning country...proud of Botswana
Lovely news
Botswana on Monday hanged two men who lost their appeals in the High Court of Appeal after being convicted of murdering two women.
That's good law,u rape ,dt object of raping mst b chopped, a finger mst b cut as well,they killed someone,so they deserve the same
Unathi_Kwaza Problem is if ur relying on the ANC to kill you properly Ehile it csnt maintain roads or order vaccines.
I support it but not in SA. Here things will be manipulated and innocent people will be hanged and those that are supposed to be hanged will be free or just get jail sentence. Most decisions in SA are so wickedly taken. We have lot of hyenas here. Corrupt to the core.🤞
Here in South Africa,they are sent to 5 Star hotels,chowing tax payers money,bring back death penalty!!!
Botswana has law and order
This is how one fights gender based violence.....great one Botswana government.
Botswana....❤️❤️
Sego_R Nice
We in SA can do with this instead of paying lip service on Gender Based Violence. This is the deterrent we urgently need
That's why criminals from Zimbabwe don't migrate to Botswana
Unathi_Kwaza We need that to reinstalled in SA for all the corruption
I support life for life but with our current legal system we will kill innocent people 😔
That how you deal with criminals, South Africa should learn from Botswana
Can we compare the murder rate to SA? Only then, can you tell whether the death penalty works. I for one is for the death penalty but not in this country, the police work is too shoddy.
Ruraltarain Who edited this article ? Anybody else can get away with this but you? Hanged?
unfortunately in South Africa, men who kill women are put in jail and get them 3 meals a day,warm bath,bursary to study. Abnormal
Can I be The Hangman
Lol noboy has a right to take another person’s life... I doubt the president or minister of justice ko Botswana is any of the hangmen... Where do you get a right to kill?
That's why Botswana's economy and state is far better than South Africa's will ever be while under ANC rule
No one have a right to take a soul that's why those people are taken to correctional because no one has a right to kill uhlukephi naye mawumbulala wena 🤷🏾♂️
I remember my lecturer telling us that in Botswana, it is a very serious offence to steal people's livestock, she went on to say that unlike in SA where your buglerd house will be broken into, in Botswana you can sleep in an unlocked house and nothing will happen to you.
Botswana doesn't give a shit about your mixed reactions
How do I apply for immigration to Botswana?
Well done Botswana!!!
In China, corruption and fraud = death penalty.
RedKalaharian The way the ANC government has too many flaws , if death penalty is brought back in this country so many people will be hanged by mistake. We rather not go there. I am against the killing of women and children but I don’t think death penalty is the solution.
Compaorist 👏👏
keletso30933369 Good
Half of South African men will get hanged. This I'm sure of.
Other criminals will think twice before they commit a heinous crime! Justice will be served. Here, criminals will just kill you without blinking an eye!
Surely, the women in Botswana can safely walk the streets at night without having to fear for their lives 🙌👌
The ANC gangs got no time for that even with their 2/3 Majority they hold in Parliament.
Excellent well done Botswana let criminals pay through justice systems if find guilty capital punishment 100%.
Remove the evil amongst you...
In South Africa murderers enjoy more rights than their victims.
Well done 👏🏿✊🏿 You are showing South Africa🇿🇦how its done
Nigerians will never set a foot in Botswana
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Human rights? 👁👄👁 I always heard this still happens there but never actually read of someone hanged🙆🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️
Why do SA politicians and legislatures fear conversation around the death penalty so much? In almost every community I've been the majority of people want the death penalty back. So why are they stifling conversation around it the same way the issue of land is being stifled?
The AU and the UN should do something about what happened to those men in Botswana. Such behavior is abuse of power and abuse to human rights
A courageous nation, sechaba sa digatlhamelamasisi, maaparankwe! God bless and protect the nation of Batswana!
What if they wanted to go to the constitutional court It's tough that side!
Botswana is the sole pearl of Southern Africa.
I fully support death penalty
Hey CyrilRamaphosa, do you see what real countries do?
Can South Africa do the same
We dearly need this in South Africa. 🥺 Rapists, murderers, hijackers, enablers of corruption, so much scum we can do without.
I vote for a Botswana coup over South Africa.
VillageboyTM In South Africa a convicted criminal will take gwavament to court that he got a green apple instead the red one that he asked for. Miles Bhudu will even march & chain himself until the criminal receive his correct apple.
In our beloved country some women will frame you and you're gone, So No from my side.
Great news 📰
OfficialMasisi Botswana 🇧🇼 is doing well unlike ANC led government infested by hardcore criminals
They will only hang those who are poor and broke to fight in court😔😔😔😔😔
They still hanging people in 2021, a proof enough that the death penalty is not a deterrent. Barbaric 🚮🚮
Even the looters here in Africa must be dealt with decisively.
Well done Botswana an eye for an eye
Well done Botswana they won’t kill again
South Africans wilding in the comments. Botswana hangs people year in and out but murderers are still there. This thing is deeper than reaction. The victim's life is gone. 💔
One of the main reason illegal foreigners dont go there,They know there is law and order and they will never call Botswana xenophobic
South Africans are not READY. They can bribe their way just to get you hanged
KhandaniM people are are not just pigs or goats you cannot just bloody hang them mxm lol .what type of government is Botswana government kanti idiots
The good thing in Africa
That's why Africa cannot be a one borderless country, we don't believe in same laws. Other countries take the safety of their citizens seriously
Good
Southy niyabona
Ruraltarain The real court of law. 👏👏👏👏 OCJ_RSA please learn a thing or 2 from your neighbors
Do you realise that Botswana has been hanging murderers for years, but people still kill. Capital punishment will not & has not reduced crime anywhere. Only effective policing reduces crime. Criminals in SA Kill cuz they believe they won't be caught not cuz they don't fear jail.
In South Africa criminals and politicians have more right than ordinary citizens.
Meaning that at Botswana there are People who works to kill people, how do you apply the job?
This is how you deal with GBV! Not injecting more budget 💰 PresidencyZA CyrilRamaphosa
In SA, an inmate called SAfmRadio this morning to complain about how him and 30 of his buddies didn't receive their stationary for studying law free. Stationary paid for by law abiding citizens they robbed n killed. Guess which country will have a higher crime rate? 🙄!!
Can they come here to Manage npa for us
Other man will be scared to commit the act, i fully second this
We need this in SA🇿🇦
bhuda10111 Eish problem with the penalty is after a years theyll find out your brother /sister was innocent then leave it like that. And yes i doubt the investigations and justice of SA
😂😂😂😂 what did they do to the two men? Let me tool 🤫
I just hope it was proven beyond reasonable doubt that they did it and not wrongfully accused.
It must be safer in Botswana
South Africa will kill innocent people because even now some are arrested but they didn't commit any crime
Millions would die in SA if this 👆 is applied. Shame
Funny how the ungodly ANC and blacks moan when Botswana does this - but maybe because they follow the Bible their currency is stronger then ours MYANC
Good riddance
People who are serious about protecting women 👏
We nesd to reinstate death penalty in SA. We want to live in peace. Monsters who murder innocent people do not deserve to live.
How i wished we still had the Capital punishment in 🇿🇦 but it was abolished by GOD knows who🤔 & it seems no one knows how to go about & have it reinstall but i blame our WEAK CONSTITUTION for all this.
Ay no, not fire with fire guys. 🤔
Damn, Botswana is not messing around.
Mamurudi bona.
South Africa, are you...? NVM.
In South Africa they correct crimals regardless of their crime 🙄 that's why we have 'Correctional Services' what a country we living in... Is just a joke❎
In SA that would only happen to poor people the rich ones would always buy their way.
So can the SA government take Pretorius who killed his girlfriend to Botswana? 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼✊
This is what we need in South Africa😢
BWGovernment doesn't offer rehabilitation nor free meals for life for murderers - they HANG THEM and save unnecessary costs for looking after heartless morons.
South Africa will kill million people everyday if we apply this rule
Bring Botswana to South Africa
GovernmentZA PresidencyZA CyrilRamaphosa This is how you deal with GBV!
Setting the precedent? Interesting times ahead.
😭😭😭😭I'm relocating to Botswana.