Letsweletse Motshidiemang v Attorney General & LEGABIBO – Bill published to amend Penal Code
A Bill has been published which intends to amend section 164(a) and (c) of the Penal Code. Section 164(a) and (c) criminalized carnal knowledge against the order of nature. The provision was struck down by the Court of Appeal in Letsweletse v Attorney General & LEGABIBO. Letsweletse Motshidiemang, who initiated the proceedings, was represented by...
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The dual citizenship case: High Court upholds claim, Government Appeal and Withdraws Appeal
The Case Rockfall Lekgowe Law Group represented the applicants in this case. Sethabile Mathe, a citizen of Botswana, married a Norwegian citizen and had two children, Jonas and Sunniva, in Oslo, Norway. The children hold dual citizenship as they are citizens of both Norway and Botswana. However, according to Section 15 of the Citizenship Act...
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