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Recently, Justice Abednego Tafa invalidated the appointments of some CoA judges. Last week, Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Kgathi, gazetted the CoA Amendment Bill whose object is to comply with the High Court decision. The Bill proposes...

Recently, Kirby refused to hear application by the lawyers representing President Ian Khama and others following Justice Tafa’s judgement invalidating the appointments of six CoA judges. In a statement, Kirby said it will not be practical “for...

This week, Selebi-Phikwe Member of Parliament, Dithapelo Keorapetse sent questions without notice to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Gladys Kokorwe stating his intentions to ask about the extension of contracts for some Judges he did not...

The erosion of public confidence in the Judiciary is as old as Khama’s Presidency. Early in his presidency, or early 2008 precisely, Khama refused names of Judges the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had recommended to him. One of these matters is...

DLG is one of Botswana’s largest law firms and was established by prominent corporate lawyer Rizwan Desai. Established in 2016, Desai Law Group prides itself as a group of experienced professionals “who have formed a unique, dedicated law firm...

Tafa said yesterday there are a lot of issues that he has to address and conceded that the matter is urgent. Although the matter is urgent, he said he would deliver  judgement on March 2, 2017 in the morning. In the previous judgement, Tafa ordered...

This follows unconfirmed reports that following Justice Abednego Tafa's landmark judgement invalidating the appointments of six Court of Appeal (CoA) Judges, Khama met two senior Judges at the OP. It is alleged that Khama metJudge President (JP) of...

The national organising secretary of National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers’ Union (NALCGPWU), Johnson Motshwarakgole said this in a replying affidavit. He was responding to the acting AG Morulaganyi Chamme’s...

In a statement, Kirby said it would not be practical “for the present application session to proceed today”. This was after Tafa handed down a judgement in which he ordered that, “Section 4 of the CoA Act of 1980, which allows the President to...

However, it is still unclear how the appeal will be heard as the effect of Tafa’s judgement has been to suspend the CoA. Legal experts yesterday said Judge President Ian Kirby, the only CoA judge unaffected by Tafa’s judgement, could not hear...

“Dibotelo is due for retirement on October 31, 2017 when he reaches 70 years. I am told that it could be up to March 31, 2018, the day HE leaves office. [It] makes sense because CJ can’t cause a mess and leave his principal with it,” said a...

Fako resigned last Friday as the VC for unclear reasons. Apparently, Fako outmanoeuvred the UB Council, which was said to be on the verge of suspending him pending a forensic audit. The Council had recommended the audit, but, according to a source,...

Although the Industrial Court is tight-lipped on Vergeer’s resignation, sources said he will rejoin Collins Newman and Company as a partner. He parted ways with the company seven years ago after the monumental public service strike to join the...

Of late, there have been media reports that all is not well within the coalition UDC partners after they agreed to cooperate with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP). It was reported that the UDC is divided between the Botswana National Front (BNF) and...

Speaking during the Opening of the Legal Year this week, LSB chairperson Kgalalelo Monthe said they resolved to create measures to name Judges whose judgments are delayed beyond the 90 days from the time that the matter is concluded. “The 90 days...