Boko on exit (Part 2)

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Mmegi: In this new era we see more and more a concentration of power within the executive arm of the government. We know that Parliament has complained that the institution is being reduced to nothing but a rubberstamping authority on behalf of the Cabinet.

We also know that the opposition is not very strong right now. And that civil society is also very weakened to be able to protect our democratic system against these attacks. Is it not that, apart from the media, you as legal practitioners are the perhaps the last option to the citizen?

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

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....

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