High Court slaps Salakae with P21, 000 bill
Friday, January 31, 2020
Salakae at Gaborone High Court. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
The materials were supposed to be used as part of evidence had the case gone on trial.
Salakae’s case, in which he complained about irregularities during the counting of ballot papers on election day was supposed to go on trial yesterday before a High Court bench of Justices Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe, Itumeleng Segopolo and Omphemetse Motumise but he withdrew the matter.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...