The enemy within threatens Judicial Independence

Judges during the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Judges during the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The 2019 General Election generated the largest election petitions known to history, since the birth of our nation decades ago.

Those petitions have come and gone, with all of them dismissed with costs, either at preliminary stages or upon hearing of the evidence.

Four panels of three Judges heard the petitions at the High Court and a panel of five judges of the Court of Appeal (CoA) heard the consolidated appeals. In respect of the local government election petitions, there is still a possibility that those may be appealed at the CoA.

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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