Assets and liabilities bill is without force
Friday, July 05, 2019

MPs will soon be required to decalre their assets PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
In effort to implement a long time parliament decision, the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Nonofo Molefhi published a draft of the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Bill in the Government Gazette. The intention is to present the instrument to the National Assembly during this winter session of Parliament.
The move comes after decades of public outcry for the country to have a law on declaration of assets and liabilities as way to fight the ever-increasing corruption levels in the country.
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...