Khama and the new normal
Friday, September 09, 2016
Addressing civil servants recently, Khama said the government’s ongoing budgetary constraints meant the thousands of vacancies known to exist in the civil service, could not be filled with permanent staffers.
The announcement hits particularly hard on unemployed graduate youths, many of whom look at government as simultaneously the employer of choice and also the employer of last resort.
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....