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While in letter, the visa restriction means Bushiri needs to apply to enter, in practice, none of the others hit by a similar requirement have ever succeeded in acquiring the visa. As a Malawian, Bushiri would not normally require a visa to enter...

On April 4, 2017 the BCP slapped the PPADB with a letter threatening that should the parastatal continue with the purchase of the EVMs, in seven days the party will approach the Court and they shall bear the costs. BCP attorney Martin Dingake...

The Bills want to amend the Acts of the three security organs. The amendment Bills were gazetted on April 21, 2017. In the BDF (Amendment) Bill, “the object of the Bill is to bar the making of deductions of the pay of officers and soldiers of the...

On April 3, 2017 the BCP through attorney, Martin Dingake served the Attorney General (AG) with the papers.  The AG has been given 30 days to respond on the matter to which expiry, the claimant shall institute legal proceedings, costs of which...

Khama refused JSC’s recommendation to appoint veteran attorney Omphemetse Motumise in 2015. The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) and Motumise had appealed the matter after a panel of Justices, Singh Walia, Abednego Tafa and Phadi Solomon dismissed...

It is a case of a pupil versus his master. In this case the pupil attorney, Martin Dingake will tussle with advocate Duma Boko, the master. The two attorneys come from far together. They first met at the University of Botswana in 2002 when Dingake...

During the submissions the LSB, who were challenging Khama’s decision, said before the bench of the Court of Appeal that when it comes to the appointment of the Judges of the High Court, the buck stops with the JSC. LSB senior counsel (SC), Alec...

On April 4, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) slapped the PPADB with a letter threatening that should the parastatal continue with the purchase of the EVMs, in seven days, the party will approach the Court and they (PPADB) shall bear the costs. BCP...

Although the army does not want to discuss the matter, Mmegi understands that on that fateful day, nothing was signed at Thebephatswa Air Base on February 9, 2017 to authorise the plane to fly to Gaborone. Mmegi has it on good authority that the air...

In a statement yesterday, the LSB says the quartet has especially let down and compromised the three judges who to date have refused to apologise for signing the petition by the four judges. “The credibility of the Judiciary has no doubt suffered...

It was on September 1, 2015, that Khama did the previously unthinkable of suspending Judges. Justices Key Dingake, Modiri Letsididi, Mercy Garekwe and Ranier Busang were suspended for alleged misconduct after it was found that they were paid undue...

A decision was reached that the Judges return to work in the near future or “when Acting Judges wind up”, a source who described the decision as “an out-of-Court” settlement  said. “Whilst the terms of the out-of-court settlement are not...

In its writ of summons dated March 20, 2017 filed on the IEC secretary Keireng Zuze, chairperson Justice Abednego Tafa and the Attorney General (AG), the BCP claims all sections of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, Act No. 7 of 2016 which provide “for...

Since her departure in December, speculation was rife that President Ian Khama will appoint former deputy AG, Keetshabe to succeed Molokomme. However, the Permanent Secretary to the President Carter Morupisi has indicated that Khama has appointed...

A former unionist, Boitshwarelo is now deputy District Commissioner in Tlokweng. In pursuance of Section 4 (2) of the Electoral Act, the IEC secretary Keireng Zuze has appointed Boitshwarelo and four assistant returning officers for the purpose of...