Heads must roll at Kgatleng Land Board
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 650 Views |
The stories shared by Bakgatla are not just complaints, but also a damning indictment of a system that has failed the very people it is meant to serve. After years of silence, the board’s chairperson, Mothusi Molefi, has finally admitted to the rot. Now, words must turn into decisive action.
It is shocking to hear that people wait for 25 years for a plot, whilst others skip the queue through backdoor deals. It is unacceptable that correcting a name takes a year, and that files mysteriously go missing. Most alarming is the admission that officials now expect bribes to do their jobs. This culture of corruption and laziness, as described by the Chair himself, is a betrayal of Batswana’s right to fair and efficient land administration.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...