Where is judicial independence?
Friday, September 02, 2022 | 300 Views |
Of recent, judicial independence and its ability to administer justice independently without any form of interference from third forces is under the spotlight.
This was after claims were made by one of the judges, Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe that Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane and the Minister of State Kabo Morwaeng allegedly tried to influence him to rule against Lobatse legislator, Thapelo Matsheka in a case he sought freedom from prolonged detention.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...