Constitution should reflect national aspirations � expert
Friday, August 11, 2017
Addressing multitudes of participants at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Lawyers Association conference yesterday, Justice Zak Yacoob said many African countries inherited Constitutions from their Western colonisers and such documents have demonised African cultures and customs and the customary law.
He said whilst the Constitution is the supreme law, it is unfortunate that many SADC countries have abandoned their customary laws in favour of Western values emphasised in their Constitutions.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...