The legal opinion

This press statement emanates from a due diligence exercise undertaken by an independent attorney and a corporate governance consultant per request from the Board of the Copyright Society of Botswana, (COSBOTS) in response to certain matters reported to it in a document entitled “Legal Opinion” authored by the Legal Services Officer, Pearl Mahlala, (the LSO) on August 2, 2016.

On the basis of reference to materials and records voluntarily issued by the Society, the Consultants undertook a due diligence exercise to investigate each issue raised, and to furnish a report for the organisation’s internal reference and the Copyright Administrator’s attention, detailing the findings as regards each issue.

 

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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