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“This is a standing instruction to all government legal teams that do not litigate against a citizen where you have clearly wronged the citizen. Do not litigate but settle. This is the approach going forward,” he said.Speaking at the High Level...

The forty-seven-year old was recently sentenced by a magistrate at the Mahalapye Magistrates' Court following numerous postponements of the case. When sentencing Peloyakgosi, Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng said the unlawful act deserved a stiffer...

He explained that the Service is committed to ensuring safe custody, rehabilitation, and reintegration of offenders to promote societal protection and national development. “These funds will be utilised to cover operational expenses for Botswana...

He explained that an independent DPP budget from that of the AGC would enable the Director, as a warrant holder, to prudently and efficiently run the affairs of the Directorate without being overly reliant on what has been apportioned to the DPP....

The matriarch of the family, a 68-year-old retired primary school deputy head, Elizabeth Ramolala and her two grandchildren, Katlego Ramolala, 17, and nine-year-old Alefa Ramolala, were shot and killed in their home in the early hours of February 25,...

. The latest being agents, Sebuweng Mukani and Mpho Molokwane. This is just as the other agents were indefinitely suspended sometime March 2024 following allegations of leaking confidential information and are now suing a collective of P4.4million....

Justices Isaac Lesetedi, Leatile Dambe, Johan Froneman, Edwin Cameron and Goemekgabo Tebogo-Maruping when analysing the recusal application against Justice Kebonang, said the principal ground on which the latter’s recusal was sought was clearly...

The CoA pronounced decisively that there is nowhere in the Constitution that gives the High Court the powers to sit and review the judgments of the apex court including those dealing with the rights and freedoms of individuals. “The High Court does...

Of the quartet, two death sentences of Ramotswiri Mokobela and Simba Mampori were confirmed whilst Unangoni Alton and Passmore Moyo escaped by a whisker.Ramotswiri Mokobela, death row inmateIn Mokobela’s case, CoA justices Leatile Dambe, Mercy...

The former trustees of Okavango Kopano Mokoro Community Trust (OKMCT) have defied a court order and are reportedly refusing to vacate their seats for a new board of trustees. This has resulted in the trust and the new trustees filing for a contempt...

In the latest controversy surrounding the judiciary is the judicial hierarchy that will test the strength of the Court of Appeal and the High Court. Legally the appeals court has higher powers than the High Court and as a result, today's...

State attorney, Tshiamo Rantao argued in court this week that the High Court misconstrued what was said and ran with it to justify the former Permanent Secretary to the President’s claim and released him from jail. In the State’s appeal against...

In the face of pressure and uncertainty, the former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) remained composed during court proceedings as his case came to a final closure before he could know his fate regarding his pending jail imprisonment. Clad...

Justice Ketlogetswe, in a detailed speech touching base about his life experiences that also shaped his jurist future, like escaping a clear possibility of being a victim of ritual killing, explained that people may ask themselves if the experiences...

The corruption and money laundering convict denied the chance because justices of the CoA namely Isaac Lesetedi and Leatile Dambe refused to recuse themselves from his case. Alongside other judges, they dismissed his stay of proceedings application....