War erupts over Mthimkhulu’s former law office
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 2120 Views |
Dumezweni Mthimkhulu.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The law firm has filed an urgent application requesting the court to interdict and restrain Kelebale from evicting them, pending the payment and/ or recovery by way of court order, the amount of P100,000.00, paid to her by the law firm in advance of rentals in anticipation of a new lease agreement.
Kelebale argues that the money was for rental arrears dating back to when the law firm was sublet into the building by the late Meshack Mthimkhulu’s D.M Mthimkhulu Attorneys. Mthimkhulu had signed a two year lease from 2017 which lapsed in 2019, and the parties had to a limited time, continued with its conditions being exercised in protraction.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...