Court dismisses assaulted Magistrate's lawsuit

High court
High court

The High Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Chief Justice Terence Rannowane and Chief Registrar Juliana Dube Gobotswang after a Molepolole-based magistrate accused them of forcing a transfer on her against medical doctors’ recommendations.

Principal Magistrate, Kefilwe Resheng was assaulted and verbally attacked by an inmate at Molepolole Magistrate’s Court after accusing the pair of ‘negligence’ following the alleged attack.

She dragged the pair to court last week Tuesday resisting a transfer to the Mahalapye Magistrate’s Court on condition that she suffered an extreme mental and emotional breakdown after being attacked.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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