Frustrated magistrates threaten to down tools
Friday, September 29, 2023 | 430 Views |
Resolute: Magistrates have proposed improvements in various matters including salaries PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Information reaching this publication reveals that magistrates across the country feel unfairly treated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) compared to Judges. In their cry for help, the frustrated magistrates wrote a grievances letter to the Chief Justice Terence Rannowane to take the matter to the JSC on their behalf.
This week, sources close to the matter told Mmegi that three years down the line, there has not yet been any response, thus leaving the magistrates irate and contemplating industrial action.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...