No Headmen of Arbitration for urban courts

House of Chiefs in session PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
House of Chiefs in session PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Ntlo ya Dikgosi has rejected a motion that seeks to appoint headmen of Arbitration for urban courts.

This comes after a motion tabled by Kgosi Moeti Monyamane of Kgalagadi North region that requested government to appoint headmen of Arbitration for urban courts to settle civil disputes before they are taken to deputy court Presidents.

Presenting the motion, Monyamane said as people are bound to have disputes no matter the location they reside it vital for headmen of Arbitration to be appointed for urban courts.  He pointed out that some cases could be resolved through mediation but takes a long period of under prosecution at courts. He further stated that urban courts are currently faced with backlog of cases something that worries clients while majority of those cases could have been resolved through reconciliation.

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