What the corpus contains — and what it does not
Molao holds most of Botswana's published case law and a demand-ranked subset of South Africa's — the judgments other judgments actually cite. Here is the honest picture.
Knowing the shape of the corpus helps you read its answers correctly and know when to look further afield.
The numbers
- Roughly 10,900 judgments in total — about 10,100 South African and about 950 Botswana.
- Around 112,000 citation links between them, which drive ranking and the citator.
- 342 court rules across six forums, and 25 statutes with verified section text.
How coverage differs by jurisdiction
For Botswana, the corpus holds roughly 92% of the country's published case law — close to comprehensive. For South Africa, it holds a demand-ranked subset rather than every reported decision. It concentrates on the judgments that other judgments actually cite: the authorities that shape the law, not every routine High Court decision.
What this means for you
- For a question of principle, the leading authority is very likely present.
- For a very recent or unreported South African decision, it may not yet be in the corpus.
- If Molao says it cannot find a specific case you know exists, it may fetch it on request — but do not assume its absence means it does not exist.
The corpus grows continually. Coverage figures are approximate and change as new judgments are added.
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