Motshwarakgole sues Khama over CoA appointments

Motshwarakgole
Motshwarakgole

The National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU) has taken President Ian Khama to court challenging the appointment of the seven Court of Appeal (CoA) judges.

In his founding affidavit, the national organising secretary of the NALCGPWU, Johnson  Motshwarakgole, argues that the appointments of the CoA justices by the President are invalid.

 First, he is challenging the constitutional validity of Section 4 of the Court of Appeal Act in so far as it delegates, to the President, Parliament’s constitutional powers to determine the number of Justices of Appeal.

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