Businessman urges utilisation of farming belts
Friday, July 18, 2014
Speaking during the Mmadinare District Show, Tiro noted that the area between Letsibogo and Dikgatlhong dams already presents a good opportunity for a farming belt.
He said the area is advantageous because the two dams have an overflow of water that could provide irrigation in the farming belt.
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....