Govt says providing ARVs to foreign inmates costly
Thursday, April 09, 2015
In a case in which the government want Justice Terrence Rannowane to stay the execution of provision of ARVs to foreign inmates, Attorney General lawyer, Neo Sharp, appearing with Yarona Sharp, told the Gaborone High Court the undertaking is not sustainable.
On August 22, 2014 Justice Bengbame Sechele ordered that government should provide two former Zimbabwean prisoners with free ARVs. Neo Sharp said the conduct of the respondent, Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) was to let the matter be finalised during the July 2015 Court of Appeal session.
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...