BMD Congress Climaxes Into Bloodbath
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Police who were said to be on stand-by near Matshekge Secondary School, the original congress venue, only surfaced when the third and last bout of fighting amongst BMD members had subsided. The infighting was amongst one faction headed by ‘expelled’ President Ndaba Gaolathe and the other by Chairperson Nehemiah Modubule.
Members of the two BMD factions pelted each other with stones. The pelting of stones lasted for over an hour. The general feeling amongst observers was that the police response was very late.
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....