{{Botswana President Ian Khama has reportedly sacked a Zimbabwean national who was a magistrate at one of the country’s courts after he refused to be transferred to another court.}}
According to the Southern Eye, Austin Sibanda refused to be transferred from a Mahalapye court to Gaborone.
Quoting a statement released by Botswana acting registrar and master of the High Court, the report said Sibanda “was dismissed on 26 March for gross misconduct constituted by his refusal to obey a lawful order from the chief justice”.
Sibanda had served as magistrate in several courts across Botswana.
The magistrate gained prominence in 2010 when a Hukuntsi farmer sued him for unlawful detention, said the report.
– News24
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