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The judicial war

Terrance Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Terrance Rannowane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Chief Justice (CJ) Terrence Rannowane has denied allegations against him that he compromised or sought to compromise or attempted to interfere with High Court judge, Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe in the Matsheka matter as alleged.

The CJ who has filed an ex-parte application seeking the release of audio recordings from Mascom Wireless Botswana regarding the alleged communication he had with Justice Ketlogetswe says he wants to demonstrate that he was never involved in such allegations.

He, however, says because of the verbal nature of the discussions, it is judge Ketlogetswe’s word against his.

Editor's Comment
Who watches the watchdog?

For a fact, in a democratic society such as Botswana, the media plays a crucial role of being watchdog, holding the powerful to account and exposing all possible wrongdoing for the benefit of the public.There has been a nagging question about who watches the watchdog after all? Perhaps, the investigations into alleged wrongful acts implicating those supposed to be playing the watchdog role will shed more light into what has happened such that the...

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