It is time to localise the Court of Appeal
Friday, September 08, 2017
You cannot tackle these kind of issues without earning yourself an enemy or two.
I was being invited to pass a verdict on the jobs of men I will in time be kneeling before praying before for justice. Imagine telling a man that your judicial system can do without him and then appearing before him pleading for your client’s life. But then, it’s a free country and my line of work is all about making friends and enemies so the challenge struck me as something of an occupational risk. So I have decided to accept the challenge. We talk about localisation in every employment sphere without inhibition. Why should the CoA be an exception?
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...