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How can a discredited Judiciary be trusted?

The Judiciary has been thrown into turmoil amid judicial interference allegations made by Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe against Chief Justice (CJ), Terence Rannowane and State President Minister, Kabo Morwaeng.

Justice Ketlogetswe accused both the CJ and Morwaeng of trying to influence his decision in a case that involved Member of Parliament for Lobatse, Dr Thapelo Matsheka.

As if that was not enough, the CJ and Ketlogetswe went on a spat, involving personally mud-slinging each other in public. The character assassination exchange between the two judicial officers put our judicial system into further chaos. The spat left the public asking themselves questions over the integrity of the justice system.

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