Diphofu, Lefutswe win comedy, poetry titles
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Held at Westwood International School's theatre, Mantlwaneng, the event included poetry performances.
It also saw Ramotswa youngman Omphile Lefutswe win the highly contested poetry section in which Jopa Motswere of Tonota held the audience spell-bound with a rare piece of Tswana oral poetry.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....