Parastatal Boards � What Is The Point?
Monday, February 17, 2014
Why, I wonder, did they bother? We are unlikely to hear about these often very distinguished people during their period of tenure – in fact the first we will know that they have gone is when their successor members are announced.
Ten years ago, Jerry Gabaake did a quick check and reckoned then that there were forty-two parastatals in existence.
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....