BDP halts parley business again

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After more than 10 hours of legal jousting and procedure, the High Court yesterday granted the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)’s application for the continued suspension of Parliament, pending the party’s appeal of the Friday judgement to the Court of Appeal today.

On Friday, Justices Michael Leburu, Lakhvinder Singh Walia and Tebogo Tau dismissed with costs an application in which the Attorney General sought to  abolish the  voting of the speaker, deputy speaker and endorsement of the vice president by secret ballot as unconstitutional.

Yesterday evening, the three judges allowd the BDP to appeal, meaning Parliament remains suspended pending the Court of Appeal’s decision on the case that resumes later  today

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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