Justice Terrence Rannowane of Gaborone High Court will, on April 29, deliver a ruling in the case in which the Attorney Generals (AGs) wants the court to grant a stay of…
Staff Writer15 April 2015
Thought Leader By Annabel Raw Today is World Tuberculosis Day, commemorating the discovery of the cause of the disease in 1882. Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease with traces in…
Staff Writer24 March 2015
Malawi Nation 22 March 2015 The court set up and the way proceedings are conducted is intimidatory to people, including witnesses, Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has said. The Chief Justice…
Staff Writer24 March 2015
The Citizen 20 January 2015 Foreign prisoners in Botswana with HIV/Aids will have to wait longer before they receive free antiretroviral medication from government. The country’s government has appealed a…
Staff Writer21 January 2015
Annabel Raw The Zambian Prison Service has recently concluded a multilateral agreement with a number of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to transfer foreign prisoners to their countries of nationality,…
Staff Writer19 January 2015
Gaborone–On Friday 22 August 2014, the Botswana High Court will deliver judgment in a case challenging the government’s refusal to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to foreign prisoners. Two foreign, HIV-positive…
Staff Writer21 August 2014
New Zimbabwe TWO HIV positive Zimbabweans jailed in Botswana have lodged a legal challenge against the Gaborone government which introduced a policy to deny foreign inmates life-saving Anti-Retroviral Drugs. The…
Staff Writer30 June 2014
The Independent 20 June 2014 GABORONE High Court judge Justice Bengbame Sechele last week reserved judgement in a case in which two HIV-infected Zimbabwean prisoners took the government of Botswana…
Staff Writer23 June 2014
The Citizen Botswana’s decision to deny foreign prisoners anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) is irrational and puts their health at severe risk, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre said yesterday. Centre deputy director…
Staff Writer13 June 2014