Advert for judges' posts around the corner
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
This comes three months after President Ian Khama turned down the JSC's recommendation of appointing three judges to the High Court in its first ever advertised judges posts.
In the past, the President, on the recommendation of the JSC, appointed judges. The process was criticised for lack of transparency. Now, the new method requires advertising for the available positions after which the applicants are interviewed.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...