Kudos to the Judiciary

In a world where the independence of the judiciary is fading, we in Botswana can take pride in the knowledge that ours is a robust, independent arm of government that will not be bullied into making bad decisions.

The judgment passed against the Attorney General and the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) by the High Court on Friday, and the subsequent confirmation of the same by the Court of Appeal yesterday, will surely go a long way in reinforcing Batswana’s confidence in the judiciary. Such is the case that in a modern constitutional State, such as ours, the principle of an independent Judiciary has its origin in the theory of separation of powers, whereby the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary form three separate branches of government, each completing a system of mutual checks and balances aimed at preventing abuses of power to the detriment of a free society.

Judicial independence means that both the Judiciary as an institution and also the individual judges deciding particular cases must be able to exercise their professional responsibilities without being influenced especially by the Executive, or the Legislature or some other sources.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up