EVMs fight rages on

Justice Moroka
Justice Moroka

FRANCISTOWN: The fight over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the 2019 general elections has reached a high degree of intensity with applications and counter applications.

The fight pits Botswana Congress Party (BCP) against the Attorney General  (AG), Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission and Secretary to the Independent Electoral Commission.

On June 15 when the parties first appeared before court, Justice Lot Moroka advised the parties to deal with all interlocutory applications on their own to prevent bringing mundane issues to court. The judge was of the view that the matter should proceed expeditiously as both parties have indicated because it was of high degree of national importance.

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