The enemy within threatens Judicial Independence

Judges during the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Judges during the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The 2019 General Election generated the largest election petitions known to history, since the birth of our nation decades ago.

Those petitions have come and gone, with all of them dismissed with costs, either at preliminary stages or upon hearing of the evidence.

Four panels of three Judges heard the petitions at the High Court and a panel of five judges of the Court of Appeal (CoA) heard the consolidated appeals. In respect of the local government election petitions, there is still a possibility that those may be appealed at the CoA.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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