Magosi faces fresh contempt charges
Friday, August 29, 2025 | 750 Views |
Magosi
The officers, Pulane Kgoadi, Kuda Malikongwa, Paul Setlhabi, Sebuweng Mukani, and Mpho Molokwane, have approached the High Court on a certificate of urgency, seeking to have Magosi cited for contempt of Justice Boipuso Makhwe’s December 2024 judgment.
In that ruling, Justice Makhwe found that Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Emma Peloetletse, had acted unlawfully by ordering investigations into DIS employees. The court held that under the Intelligence and Security Service Act (ISSA), only the DIS Director General or the President, in cases of conflict, has the authority to institute such probes.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...