Tafa dismisses Khama again

Motshwarakgole and other Manual Workers Union Leaders
Motshwarakgole and other Manual Workers Union Leaders

LOBATSE: Lobatse High Court Judge Abednego Tafa yesterday dismissed an application in which President Ian Khama, Speaker of the National Assembly and Judicial Service Commission (JSC) approached the court seeking the stay of execution of orders he recently issued quashing the appointment of Court of Appeal (CoA) judges.

Tafa ruled in favour of National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers’ Union (NALCGPWU) that the current practice where Khama appoints Appeal Judges is unconstitutional, as powers to determine the number of CoA judges rests with Parliament.

He also found that the decision and practice where Khama has extended contracts of some Appeal Judges contravenes the Constitution and nullified it. Consequently, the appointment of six CoA Judges was nullified and ‘relevant authorities’ ordered to regularise the appointments within six months.

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