Water, a road, phone cable and MPs
Monday, April 28, 2014
This latest venture makes it perhaps the fourth time in the last few months that they have stolen cable in our small part of Odi alone. Either there is something particularly appealing to them about this area or they regard Odi as a whole as a large, fast growing village which they can pillage at will, being absolutely assured that the apathetic BTC will never get around to doing anything to stop them. But on to other matters.
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....