08 September 2008
Immigration Puts Batswana and Zimbabweans at Risk as it Dumps MDR TB Patient at Plumtree Border
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is deeply aggrieved by reports that Mthandazo Sibanda who has multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) was dumped at Plumtree Border by the Botswana Immigration department on Friday the 5th of September 2008 to find his way home. [+]
04 September 2008
Patient Faces Death as National Laboratory Denies Requisite Test for Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is alarmed at a sad reality emerging where people who require a Liver Function Test (LFT), a prerequisite test for enrolling on Antiretroviral Treatment are being denied assistance by National Laboratory at Princess Marina Hospital, where machinery at their local clinics is not functional. [+]
02 September 2008
Sibanda Withdraws Deportation Appeal: Need for Government to Investigate Medical Malpractice
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) would like to announce the withdrawal from the Village Magistrates’ Court the Appeal on Mthandazo Sibanda’s deportation. Whilst it was with shock and dismay that the organization learnt of this development, it respects Mr. Sibanda’s decision. [+]
28 August 2008
Botswana Government Admits to Negligence in Case of Wrong HIV Diagnosis
The Botswana Government has admitted to negligence in a case involving Kgakgamatso Sekgabetlela represented by the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) and the state for a wrong HIV diagnosis. The case was heard before Justice Dr. Key Dingake on Thursday 28th of August 2008 at Lobatse High Court. [+]
26 August 2008
Settlement reached in Mthandazo Sibanda Landmark Case
A settlement was reached today at the High Court in the case where Mthandazo Sibanda was seeking to be reinstated on medication for Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB). Following recommendation by the High court, the two parties agreed to settle outside court, where they agreed that Mr. Sibanda would be reinstated on medication pending judgement on the appeal of his deportation to Zimbabwe. [+]
5 August 2008
BONELA Celebrates Victory for HIV Infected Employee at the Industrial Court
Today, the Industrial Court handed out a heavy judgment against an employer who discriminated against an employee who revealed his HIV status to the said employer. [+]
07 May 2008
BONELA disturbed by the inadequate national response to the TB crisis
BONELA is extremely disturbed by the unacceptable degree of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in Botswana, and the inadequate national response to this crisis. According to 2005 World Health Organization estimates, Botswana has the fifth highest rate of new cases of tuberculosis in the world. [+]
11 March 2008
Why Botswana needs an HIV Employment Law - not a policy.
Gaborone - BONELA read with keen interest a cover story on the Sunday Standard March 9-15, 2008 with the headline, “Job seekers tested for AIDS without their knowledge”. BONELA is disturbed by this story and in particular such workplace practices. [+]
13 February 2008
Civil Society organizations commend the Parliament of Botswana for passing the Domestic Violence Bill
Gaborone - BONELA and the Kagisano Society Women’s Shelter Project (KWSP) are happy that the Domestic Violence Bill (2007) has been tabled and passed by Parliament. [+]
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