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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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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