Itelligence agency sued

FRANCISTOWN: Two expatriate businessmen have taken the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Service (DISS) to court here to have their confiscated passports returned.

In their urgent application, to be heard by Acting Justice Terrence Rannowane on Wednesday, Jamal Ali and Abdille Mohammed Ali want the High Court to restrain DISS operatives from harassing them and frequenting their place of business.

The applicants will also seek to have the seizure of their passports, by a DISS agent whose name is known to this paper - second respondent - declared illegal and unlawful. Mmegi has in its possession the name of the said agent but is barred from publishing such names according to the Intelligence and Security Act.

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Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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