Govt concedes asylum seekers were detained �far too long�
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
The High Court ruled that the asylum seekers should be relocated to Dukwi Refugee Camp (DRC).
Advocate Paul Farlam SC, acting on the instructions of government legal representatives, Collins Newman and Co told a full bench of Court of Appeal (CoA) justices last week, that authorities ought to have communicated with the petitioners on the extension of their detention post 28 days awaiting removal from Botswana.
After long spells of dryness and high temperatures, it is important to celebrate the torrential rains with caution and reasonableness especially when all indications suggest that the rains are not going to stop anytime soon, especially in the northern parts of the country.We want to encourage both the young and the old to refrain from any risky behaviour during this rainy season.Batswana need to be on red alert and not take chances during the...