Judges' Pension Bill adjourned

On Tuesday, backbench Members of Parliament (MP) and those from the opposition rejected a proposal to have the Bill backdated to April last year. 

Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Phandu Skelemani told the House that there are "rumblings" in the judiciary and that they want to attract young Batswana professionals to the bench.  Palapye MP Boyce Sebetela had called for an amendment to the Bill that it shall come into operation "on the day it is published in the Government Gazette."