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Khama, who was slapped with 14 charges ranging from illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, has never set foot back into the country since his self-imposed exile in South Africa and the State is finding it difficult to serve him with the...

The CJ who has filed an ex-parte application seeking the release of audio recordings from Mascom Wireless Botswana regarding the alleged communication he had with Justice Ketlogetswe says he wants to demonstrate that he was never involved in such...

In recent times, the judiciary has been falling deeper and deeper into turmoil and public trust and confidence seems to be taking a knock.The judicial independence and its ability to administer justice independently without any interference from...

The trio that was facing charges for ‘fake news’ regarding the COVID-19 were today set free by the prosecution with liberty to reinstate the charges.The prosecution did not give any reasons as to why the charges have been dropped after being...

Kgosi is demanding P3 million from the spy chief alleging that he published statements which are defamatory to him (Kgosi).According to court documents, Magosi who is cited as the second respondent after the Attorney General allegedly published the...

Tsholofelo Bareetsi, who was arrested sometime back on June 7, 2022 by members of the DIS and allegedly searched without being shown a warrant, says the spy unit had been harassing them prior at the DCEC offices demanding information on their...

Matsheka who has given the State a one-month notice to pay him the sum of P10,720 000 in general damages for among others unlawful arrest and unlawful detention says he will take legal action should the State fail to pay.In a notice directed to the...

Lobatse High Court judge, Modiri Letsididi ruled on Friday that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s decision to appoint Kgosana for the residents against their will was illegal as there was no consultation.Justice Letsididi’s...

Khama, through his attorney Unoda Mack before the Court of Appeal, said on Friday that the spy unit should be punished with punitive costs for concealing information before the courts.According to the former statesman, the DIS had on November 19,...

The nine ex officers, Tshenolo Kgaswane, Kgosietsile Malope, Otlaadisa Aabone, Tlamelo Ntabeng, Benjamin Barupi, Israel Keitumetse, Lindie Sebele, Elly Eshibaa and Tshotlo Majagoba who were all employed under the Special Support Group (SSG) are...

The nurses who are fighting with their employer, Botswana Defence Force (BDF) for overtime allowances had their case earlier dismissed at the High Court on technicality that there has been a delay.A bench of acting judge, Zein Kebonang, Justice Singh...

The convict, Lesupatsela Ramoswaana fought hard to get out of a date with the hangman when the Court of Appeal (CoA) bench on Friday granted his wish, successfully appealing his conviction and sentence.Ramoswaana has been on death row since October...

The Court of Appeal (CoA) gave the DIS a second chance on Friday after the agency appealed Maswabi’s acquittal and discharge from all the charges by the High Court in August 2021.The CoA set aside the orders that were issued by trial court judge,...

The judge said when releasing the area MP from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security's (DIS) custody yesterday that the reluctance of the spy unit to follow the law on arrests and detention was cause for worry in a democratic state...

The MP’s wife, Veronica Matsheka, made an urgent application demanding her husband’s immediate release from the Directorate of Intelligence and Security’s (DIS) custody. She denied that her husband ever admitted to such utterances as alleged by...