Bobonong gripped by escalating rape incidents
Friday, November 05, 2010
He had to handle three cases in September and four in October, he says.
Mbikiwa says the cases seem to increase around this time of the year and that was the pattern last year. The police have also received a case in which a 12-year-old girl was raped in the village last week.
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....