Muzilas sign divorce settlement
Thursday, August 06, 2009
The development came after Robert withdrew his opposition to the divorce action filed by his wife. Sylvia commenced the divorce action on May 29, 2007 against Robert, a Moroka councillor-cum-businessman; Leabaneng Moloi and Lorato Tadubana. Sylvia is a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Women's Wing deputy chairperson, while Robert is a former North East District Council vice chairperson. The two signed the divorce settlement agreement and filed it last April.
Justice Moses Chinhengo granted the divorce saying it was proper that the two part ways after Robert withdrew his defence in the proceedings. However, the case between Sylvia and the two other co-defendants is still on-going.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...