Hard lessons learnt from Kgori Capital verdict
Friday, August 02, 2019
The Court of Appeal (CoA) case related to an order of a civil penalty granted under the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act by Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa against Kgori and its directors pursuant to an application by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Regarding the Kgori judgement, the following questions arise:
l The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has never denied engaging Khulaco to transact on its behalf. The issue in dispute was the commission paid. Khulaco has advised government in advance of its 20% commission and they were told to proceed executing the mandate.
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...