Ice Queen Denied Bail In Fraud Case
The country’s first female rapper/emcee, Desma Basson, has been denied bail by the Extension II Magistrate court, in a case in which she is charged with obtaining by false pretence. Senior Magistrate Ntombizodwa Ncube has denied her bail and she is due for mention on October 20.
According to court documents, between August 15 and 17 last year, Basson allegedly approached Cresta Lodge for its services but failed to remunerate them.
Basson, popularly known as Ice Queen in entertainment circles, broke into the limelight with Gaborone outfit, P-Side in 2000. She was committed to prison on September 22 after consecutive missed court appearances. She had been absent from court from October 17, 2014, missing several appearances.
Its not her first brush with the law, Basson, a former radio personality at Gabz FM, was once arrested in 2011 at London’s Heathrow Airport for allegedly possessing cannabis or marijuana valued at P248,000. She was then remanded at Halloway Female Prison after failing to pay the P160,000 bail imposed.
