No Thomas for Mariri

Mariri has lost with costs the case he filed against Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL), which he accuses of hijacking his idea of bringing the artist to Botswana to perform at Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). In dismissing the urgent application on Tuesday, Justice David Newman said that Mariri  failed to prove that he has exclusive rights to the artist, the show or where he should perform. But the promoter feels that the decision overlooked all the facts that he presented in court.

Mariri had applied to the High Court alleging that KBL 'stole' the idea of bringing Thomas to Botswana from him. He said that sometime in 2012, he met a certain KBL employee called Kopano Pontsho to discuss the matter but he never got feedback as promised.