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Mpho Mokwape
  • Judges who fall short in performance will be shown the door – Boko

    The Justices Michael Leburu, Tshepo Motswagole and Lot Moroka’s call to the bench is considered ‘long overdue’ for them having displayed dedication and hard work and contributed immensely to the Administration of Justice (AoJ) and the President...

  • DIS appeals judgment against 401 aggrieved employees

    Rather, the Directorate is appealing the judgment that had ordered the payment of back pays. The appeal surfaced after the aggrieved employees decried the government's failure to comply with a court order for close to 10 months. This is after...

  • 'Severe high blood pressure threatens maternal health'

    Severe blood pressure known as pre-eclampsia is said to have added to the persistent challenges facing the country’s maternal mortality, according to World Health Organisation's (WHO) 2025 report.Detailed explanation on pre-eclampsia is that it...

  • PSP calls DCEC investigator’s abrupt transfer mistake

    As a result, she highly apologised for it. In a newly issued letter seen by Mmegi and addressed to Pilane, Peloentletse said the mistake is highly regrettable as she withdrew the letter of May 15, 2025 through which she transferred Pilane from the...

  • Master's Office swamped with deceased estate cases

    The two offices in Gaborone and Francistown are reported to be dealing with about 8,000 pending cases each as many claimants to those estates decry the delay in distribution of assets, which some reportedly had to wait more than five years.(A...

  • Court invalidates NWDC, chairperson legal representation

    Justice Reuben Lekorwe ruled that the engagement of Dingake Law Partners and Kebonyemodisa Law Office as legal representatives of the NWDC and the chairperson respectively is without authority of the council and therefore, is null and void.“All the...

  • 'The pen must be mightier than the advert' – CJ

    Ketlogetswe explained that there has been a gap in that in pursuit of financial means, it meant that whilst the pen is supposed to be mightier than the advert, it has been the other way around compromising on the quality of journalism."There is an...

  • Magosi is responsible for my humiliation –Katlholo

    He says that the Director General of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Magosi, is absolved from liability was untenable because, as the superior he remains accountable for wrongful acts committed by DIS employees within the scope of...

  • I am just an employee –Magosi

    The spy chief responding to Katlholo to the claim that he is responsible for statements made by DIS spokesperson, Edward Robert and lead investigator Jet Mafuta saying he is not liable for their acts.“It is the contention that I cannot be...

  • Rape victim gets damages for medical negligence

    Judge Zein Kebonang last Wednesday ordered that the plaintiff (name withheld for privacy reasons) be paid damages against the Attorney General and the then Minister of Health, Dr Alfred Madigele (cited as second defendant in the lawsuit) for the lack...

  • State’s fall in Seretse's P50m demand

    In a recent judgment, Judge Michael Leburu said it was a fallacy for the State to say the funds being interest from the funds taken from Seretse and his companies Khulaco (Pty) Ltd, M & B Properties (Pty) Ltd belonged to the bank not him to play...

  • Oil company denies P42m liability, breach of contract

    The oil company says there was no contractual breach between the parties after Sheer Cliff filed a lawsuit against the oil company on claims that the petroleum company unlawfully terminated their contract and in turn has future losses. Sheer Cliff,...

  • Seretse seeks P50m, court orders State to pay

    In a judgment issued on April 16, 2025, Gaborone High Court judge, Michael Leburu, ruled that Seretse and his companies, Khulaco (Pty) Ltd and M&B Properties (Pty) Ltd, have made out a case that interest accrued from the said restrained funds is...

  • Commander justifies removing soldiers from delinking benefits

    In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal (CoA) said the five soldiers, who hold Diploma in Accounting and Business Studies (DABS), weren't entitled to the delinking benefits.The CoA judge argued that the applicants’ review of their conditions...

  • DIS agents demand backpays, say delay is unlawful

    Their main contention is that the employer had failed to pay them salary back pays despite the government having issued Directives and Savingrams to that effect. The employees had taken the Directorate of Public Service Management (DPSM), DIS, and...

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