Court Reinstates Ditladi Rightful Heir

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FRANCISTOWN: The battle for the Ditladi village chieftainship in the Tonota sub-district was finally settled by the High Court this week when the presiding judge ruled in favour of the applicant,  Lechedzani Kemmonye.

This was after Kemmonye took the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kgosietsile Letamo and the Attorney General (AG) as the first, second and third respondents respectively on a review application before Justice Bashi Moesi.

Kemmonye’s review application was made against a decision taken on May 31, 2019, by the minister after appointing Kgosietsile as the headman of records (Kgosana) of Ditladi to succeed Kemmonye Letamo.

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