LSB, Motumise against Khama judgement today
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
During the submissions the LSB, who were challenging Khama’s decision, said before the bench of the Court of Appeal that when it comes to the appointment of the Judges of the High Court, the buck stops with the JSC.
LSB senior counsel (SC), Alec Freund submitted that there was no dispute that Khama had the power to appoint as compared to the power to refuse to appoint the Judge, which was a critical issue.
The Speaker, Dithapelo Keorapetse, delivered a judgment on the allegations made by Moswaane regarding an influx of substandard medicines into the country. After reviewing a dossier of evidence, including savingrammes, letters from BOMRA, and even a death certificate, the Speaker concluded that the Minister was guilty of grave exaggerations.The ruling did not dismiss Moswaane entirely though. It acknowledged that some medicines had been recalled,...