Response to Mmegi article "Chief Justice hijacks justice"
Thursday, July 24, 2008
In this context I was initially reluctant to respond to the article entitled "Chief Justice Hijacks justice", which was published in the 10/7/08 edition of the Mmegi newspaper.
But, given the concern raised by the article, I feel it is now incumbent upon me to set the record straight by refuting its monstrous suggestion to the effect that I tried to change the conviction recorded by a Magistrate's court against a Mr. Sesupo Machaya.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...