COSBOTS AGM postponed
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Independent organisation, Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organisations (BOCONGO) will handle the electoral process to be decided by a show of hands. The 1,300 members of COSBOTS who are eligible to vote will either cast their vote in person or by proxy.
Briefing the media yesterday, current COSBOTS board chairperson, Prince Monna said the main reason they postponed the elections was to allow BOCONGO to conduct credible, transparent and fair elections for the vacancies that are available on the board. He said that there only four vacancies are available and two of those are for the musicians section.
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....