EVM case demise

EVM PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
EVM PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

There are fears that the contentious Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) case before the Francistown High Court may die if President Ian Khama suspends Justice Lot Moroka.

This worry comes after Justice Phadi Solomon ruled against four Judges who refused to apologise to Chief Justice (CJ) Maruping Dibotelo for the now infamous 2015 petition that purportedly undermined his authority.

The quartet, Justices Tshepo Motswagole, Lot Moroka, Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe and Godfrey Nthomiwa applied to the High Court praying with it to review and set aside a decision of the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to open an investigation against them in respect of a petition dated August 15, 2015.

Editor's Comment
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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