A dry Independence Day for Malaka village
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
During a visit to Malaka during independence, village headman Shima Modukanelo told Mmegi that his village has not been able to celebrate independence as expected because of the water shortage.
The headman said he does not understand why there is a water crisis in Malaka because they have done everything they can to address the situation. "At first we thought that the water crisis was a result of the borehole being in the middle of the village.
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....