Oremeng's Riverwalk claim up for September

Lobatse High Court judge, Michael Leburu, on Friday set the case for September 27 after hearing from the attorneys for both parties. It is expected that the attorneys will have to advance reasons why the court should award the amount of money that Oremeng wants. In the lawsuit, Oremeng wants compensation for loss of a piece of land where Riverwalk Mall stands today.

Oremeng relies on a judgment that was handed down by the then Gaborone Village Chief Magistrate, Lot Moroka.In his judgment, Moroka ruled that Mhlauli abused his authority as permanent secretary, thereby prejudicing Oremeng to get the Riverwalk plot to which he was entitled, but instead caused the plot to be allocated to Eddie Norman under what was described as 'a classic case of corruption'. During the trial, land experts from the department of lands said Oremeng's application was the first and that his business proposal was superior to that of Norman.