Garekwe wants stiffer penalties for improper citations by attorneys

Garekwe is of the view that stiffer penalties should be imposed on such attorneys as this impedes the ability of courts to verify legal principles.

This she said when addressing attorneys representing G4 Civil (Pty) Ltd, Landmark Projects (Pty) Ltd and Asphalt Botswana (Pty) Ltd (jointly constituted as TAWANA Joint Venture) in a case in which China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Zhong Gan Engineering and Construction Corporation (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd is challenging the award of a tender to them by High Court judge Justice Zein Kebonang. Garekwe was delivering a ruling on the application in which the Chinese contractors sought stay of execution of Kebonang's order and an expedited appeal. The case is in relation to to tender for works on the detailed design and construction of the Ghanzi South & Kgalagadi North Villages Water Supply Project under Tender No: POU/ MLWA/ DTS/ NCOJANEWATERSUPPLYWORKS/ 0158/0910202