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Legal eagles: Members of the different legal teams during the first court appearance on October 29 PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Legal eagles: Members of the different legal teams during the first court appearance on October 29 PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

Yesterday evening, High Court judges, Lakvinder Singh Walia, Michael Leburu and Tebogo Tau applied themselves to one of the country’s most important constitutional cases.

During the days leading to October 29 – when the Attorney General’s suit first appeared in the High Court – the court’s automated case management system allocated the matter to Leburu.

High Court matters are usually presided over by a single judge. But Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo used his prerogative to appoint more judges to hear the matter, as it was of constitutional importance.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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