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Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER army commander, Tlali Kamoli and nine others’ trial for the June 2015 murder of army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao, will resume on 13 September 2021 and continue until 24 September. The new dates were set on Thursday by Judge Charles Hungwe. Advocates Shaun Abrahams and ‘Naki Nku will continue as the prosecutors. This […]
DPP Motinyane blasts Metsing, Mochoboroane DPP Motinyane blasts Metsing, Mochoboroane Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, has slammed politicians, Mothetjoa Metsing and Selibe Mochoboroane, for persisting with their “opportunistic” court applications to stop or defer their treason and murder trial. DPP Motinyane said Messrs Metsing and Mochoboroane were being opportunistic and abusing the court processes by belatedly challenging the Constitutional Court’s November 2018 judgement outlawing clause 10 of the October 2018 SADC-b...
Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro Manyokole should have his day before tribunal: Majoro Share Mohalenyane Phakela PRIME Minister Moeketsi Majoro insists that suspended Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) Director General, Mahlomola Manyokole, should appear before the tribunal which was set up last December to determine his fitness to remain in office. By appearing before the tribunal, Advocate Manyokole “will have all the time and tools to defend himself” and prove his fitness to remain in office, Dr Majoro said. The premier said this in his p...
ConCourt lacks jurisdiction to hear Kamoli petition ConCourt lacks jurisdiction to hear Kamoli petition Mohalenyane Phakela THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane, has urged the Constitutional Court to throw out former army commander, Lieutenant General (Lt-Gen) Tlali Kamoli, and others’ application for a permanent stay of their litany of criminal trials. DPP Motinyane also urged the Constitutional Court to throw out Lt-Gen Kamoli and others’ application for the recusal of foreign judges Charles Hungwe (Zimbabwe) and Onkemetse Tshosa (Botswana) becau...
Judgement reserved in Metsing, Mochoboroane case Judgement reserved in Metsing, Mochoboroane case Share Mohalenyane Phakela FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing and current Development Planning Minister Selibe Mochoboroane will have to wait longer to learn if their bid to avoid trial for treason succeeds. This after Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane on Thursday reserved judgement in their High Court application from joining them to the trial alongside former army commander, Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli and three other soldiers. After hearing arguments from the state and the duo...