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Innocent Selatlhwa
  • Bomaid granted another chance to avoid CCA investigation

    On November 4, 2022, the High Court ruled that Bomaid is an enterprise subject to regulation by the Competition Act, clearing the way for the CCA to resume its investigations against the entity for alleged anti-competitive practices. The High Court...

  • BOPEU gets nod to oppose Statistics Botswana

    BOPEU had before Justice Kebonang successfully challenged SB over salary disparities. The roots of the dispute lie in the migration of employees from the Central Statistics Office to Statistics Botswana in 2009, following the establishment of the...

  • Serowe royals look to court to 'unlock' Kgotla

    Following the latest failed meeting over the weekend, the uncles told a handful of members of Morafe that they have since engaged a lawyer who would lead them in pursuing the matter. At least a third time now, the uncles and Morafe would try to make...

  • Pedzani's family demands millions in compensation

    Makwati, speaking to The Monitor, said that a statutory notice has been served, outlining their intent to demand monetary compensation amounting to “a few million pulas" within 30 days. "It is not based on who killed who, but just on the...

  • High Court orders Mosala's exhumation

    "The Commissioner shall compile a docket and forward same to the Director of Public Prosecutions to make a determination after the conduct of the postmortem conducted pursuant to order above. The Respondents are to pay the cost of this...

  • Matsheka bemoans mistreatment, Lobatse challenges

    Opening his address, Matsheka extended his regards to the people of Lobatse, Barolong, and the nation at large. He began with a sombre reflection on his service, asserting "it will forever remain a blemish and a clear sign of leadership and...

  • Bomaid turns to CoA to avoid anti-competitiveness test

    On November 4, 2022, the High Court ruled that Bomaid is an enterprise subject to regulation by the Competition Act, clearing the way for the Competition and Consumer Authority (CCA) to resume its investigations against Bomaid for alleged...

  • No plot allocated in Gabs in nine years

    He disclosed that the last cohort applied for land in 1990, and the current average waiting period for land allocation in the capital is 33 years. “Though I cannot say the exact year when allocation will be conducted in Gaborone, an area west of...

  • Death row inmate pins hopes on intoxication, immaturity

    Thindimba is said to have on December 11, 2016, murdered 52-year-old Ulrich Oehl by hacking him on the head with a bush pick. He also killed 52-year-old Gisela Heike by hacking her on the head with a bush pick and stabbing her with a knife in the...

  • DPSM partly succeeds in ‘Call to duty’ appeal

    A panel of three Court of Appeal (CoA) judges, Justices Modiri Letsididi, Goemekgabo Tebogo- Maruping and Tshegofatso Mogomotsi, concurred in a ruling delivered on Thursday that the employer’s appeal succeeds in part in respect of two parts of the...

  • Butale’s BRP dream

    Despite the fact that Butale still has pending court cases with the BPF, he has moved on to form a new party, Botswana Republican Party (BRP). Having formed the BPF and led it to a massive three parliamentary seats, Butale believes he can repeat...

  • Elections nominations fee up by 100%

    “Candidates nomination deposit has changed from P500 to P1,000 for National Assembly while nomination for Member of Council has changed from P100 to P200,” the IEC wrote in a notice on their social media pages.According to the IEC, the fees will...

  • Court to settle dispensation saga

    In a recent development, BONU, represented by their legal counsel, Busang Manewe, appeared before Justice Modiri Letsididi here on Thursday to seek an urgent interim interdict while preparing for a full review application.At the heart of the review...

  • Ex-cop sues gov't for P500k

    This lawsuit follows Kamina's dismissal and subsequent acquittal in a case from 2015, wherein he stood accused of stealing two cattle along three others.Presenting his case before Justice Modiri Letsididi of the Lobatse High Court during the...

  • Butale's fresh bid for presidency hits a snag

    On September 19, Butale represented by his attorney Kole Kole, made an unusual move by attempting to secure a judgment and reinstatement without serving the BPF, its National Executive Committee (NEC) or the president, Mephato Reatile. Astonishingly,...

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