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Therefore, evidence gives credibility to the accusations brought before any court of law meaning that during trial evidence gathered is brought to either prove or discredit the alleged offence whether by the accused or prosecution.In perspective,...

The convict, Gaoditlhong Keabetswe who came before the Court of Appeal seeking to be given a chance to file his appeal out of time, said he missed the deadline for appeal filing because he was never told that he could appeal directly to the Court of...

It is alleged that amongst those who were detained by the DIS were Chief Registrar of High Court, Chief Justice (CJ) Terence Rannowane's secretaries, and some employees from Office of the President in relation to leaking confidential...

It has been a downhill battle since judge Ketlogetswe accused the CJ of judicial interference in a case involving Member of Parliament for Lobatse Dr Thapelo Matsheka and subsequently reported him to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.Now, in an exchange of...

Admitting that the accused was brought to court on "fabricated evidence", he explained that the matter caused untold reputational damage to the criminal justice system.“We are all aware of the Maswabi case, where the accused was brought...

Seretse, together with his companies, had won a long battle against the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to retain his forfeited assets.The legal tussle was the State’s final attempt to recover some of the monies in the alleged missing P230...

This is despite the court admitting that it was wrong of the DIS to conceal and deny him the opportunity to deal with material documents that should have formed part of the record proceedings.Khama had wanted the court to punish the intelligence...

Khama, who was slapped with 14 charges ranging from illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, has never set foot back into the country since his self-imposed exile in South Africa and the State is finding it difficult to serve him with the...

The CJ who has filed an ex-parte application seeking the release of audio recordings from Mascom Wireless Botswana regarding the alleged communication he had with Justice Ketlogetswe says he wants to demonstrate that he was never involved in such...

In recent times, the judiciary has been falling deeper and deeper into turmoil and public trust and confidence seems to be taking a knock.The judicial independence and its ability to administer justice independently without any interference from...

The trio that was facing charges for ‘fake news’ regarding the COVID-19 were today set free by the prosecution with liberty to reinstate the charges.The prosecution did not give any reasons as to why the charges have been dropped after being...

Kgosi is demanding P3 million from the spy chief alleging that he published statements which are defamatory to him (Kgosi).According to court documents, Magosi who is cited as the second respondent after the Attorney General allegedly published the...

Tsholofelo Bareetsi, who was arrested sometime back on June 7, 2022 by members of the DIS and allegedly searched without being shown a warrant, says the spy unit had been harassing them prior at the DCEC offices demanding information on their...

Matsheka who has given the State a one-month notice to pay him the sum of P10,720 000 in general damages for among others unlawful arrest and unlawful detention says he will take legal action should the State fail to pay.In a notice directed to the...

Lobatse High Court judge, Modiri Letsididi ruled on Friday that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s decision to appoint Kgosana for the residents against their will was illegal as there was no consultation.Justice Letsididi’s...