Black Power And The Fall Of The Kaiserreich
Monday, November 19, 2018
It was only two weeks later, on November 24, 1918 that the last German army in the field, the undefeated East African forces of General Lettow-Vorbeck finally surrendered to the British at Mbala in modern-day Zambia.
On Wednesday, the University of Botswana (UB) and the Botswana Society will mark the centenary of the end of the conflict by hosting an illustrated power-point presentation by Dr Jeff Ramsay on ‘Black Power and the fall of the Kaiserreich’.
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....