Botswana Needs GMO Legislation
Monday, February 22, 2010
Panellists at a budget review meeting organised by the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) raised the issue last week.
Participants said with the influx of GMOs having increased significantly over the past few years, lawmakers should have long enacted a law governing the import and sale of GMOs.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...