Judges Are A Traumatised, Lonely Lot � Tafa

Justice Abednico Tafa
Justice Abednico Tafa

Lobatse High Court judge, Abednico Tafa, has painted a picture of misery characterising the social lives of judges that he described as a lonely, heavily stressed and traumatised lot.

He said that they never receive any counselling sessions. On a day his department held a wellness day, the High Court President used the moment to reflect on the misery of his judges as a result of lack of counselling facilities for them.

Tafa said despite dealing with very traumatising issues on a daily basis and being exposed to unavoidable work related stress; there are no arrangements in place to provide counselling services within the courts.

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