Botswana productions at Zimbabwe's HIFA
Monday, May 05, 2014
On May 1, Blue, Black And White took to the stage at the Zimbabwe College of Music. The audience was comprised of Music College students, theatre practitioners from Zimbabwe and Namibia as well as students of CHIPAWO, a children and young people’s arts organisation, which is hosting the Botswana contingent.
Also present was Omolemo Selato from the Botswana Embassy in Harare.
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....