Opening of the legal year

. Since his assumption of office, President Ian Khama has shown a special interest in the judicial and legal system, and his vision is that it should deliver meaningful services to all, especially ordinary citizens. Among the initiatives he has identified to be addressed urgently by our chambers is the establishment of a legal aid system for indigent citizens.

To that end, a consultancy study proposing various options of a national legal aid system has recently been completed. Resources permitting, we intend to pilot some of these models in selected areas of the country by April 2009.