Maitisong lustre lost to days of yore
Thursday, April 13, 2017
The festival is one of the biggest calendar events, which attracts performers from outside the country, but this year the festival was not impressive.
The festival this time around had a lot of hiccups, namely poor attendance, poor coordination, and absence of high profile acts and cancellation of various productions.
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....