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UN's Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Dr David Boyd, expressed concern over the scarcity of water, deeming it a human rights issue.In the report scheduled for presentation to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024, Boyd...

The union that is petitioning the government over the treatment of black employees by the mine management says the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs is to blame for such influx for allowing expatriates as part of human resources.As such, the...

The copper miner that has acknowledged the existence of BMWU said it is committed to working with the union as one of its key stakeholders to achieve very high safety and health standards and very high labour productivity levels for the benefit of...

The final judgement will be delivered following the government’s refusal to accept the discontinuation of the ‘Call to Duty’ for nurses or pay overtime as per a recent Industrial Court judgement by Justice Galesite Baruti. The government,...

The nurses’ union had brought an application before court seeking an interim interdict pending a review application against Ministry of Health and Director of Public Service Management (DPSM) on an order authorising that they (nurses, midwifes)...

The two councillors, Kebareeditse Ntsogotho, a resident of Khwai and sitting councillor for Khwai-Mabebe ward and deputy chairperson Lekone Masoko who is a resident of Maun and a sitting councillor for Shashe Ward say they were illegally removed from...

Justice Kebonang was allocated the case after it was remitted back by the Court of Appeal to the High Court in August to be heard by a new judge after it was initially heard by retired Judge President Abednigo Tafa.On Monday this week, Justice...

The application was after Justice Kebonang was allocated the case following the Court of Appeal (CoA) judgment that remitted it back to the High Court to be heard by a new judge.The Attorney General (AG) has filed a recusal application against...

The judges, CoA President Tebogo Tau, Justices Singh Lakhvinder Walia and Johan Froneman all agreed that the P110 million demanded by Infotrac was highly improbable.“The alleged fee is so outrageous and preposterous for the work that was alleged to...

CoA Justices, President Tebogo Tau, Lakhvinder Singh Walia and Johan Froneman said Infotrac laid complaints with the Chief Justice (CJ), Terence Rannowane and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) before bringing the recusal...

A class action is a legal proceeding in which one or more plaintiffs bring a lawsuit on behalf of a larger group, known as the class. In 2019 many retired soldiers launched a lawsuit against the BDF’s decision to move their Pension Fund to a new...

While Autlwetse previously stated that he wouldn't interfere in the conflict due to ongoing discussions, he asserts that his ministry has not been contacted through any letters seeking assistance on the matter. "None of us in the Ministry...

The claimant at the centre of the dispute that has been ongoing since 2011, Clement Kgosiemang, wants the certificate issued by the Kweneng Land Board to Kweneng District Council (KDC) to be nullified as he believes that the land belongs to...

Autlwetse, who was approached by the surviving daughters of the late Kgosi Gobuamang Gobuamng, said the matters surrounding chieftainship were under the purview of the elders.As a result, he said he can't intervene as per their request. Speaking...

In its response to the lawsuit, the DIS has given a detailed background of events leading to Katlholo’s lawsuit. The DIS lead investigator, Jet Mafuta takes the stage to shred Katlholo's suit to pieces.Mafuta, who is a member of the Botswana...