BONELA denies reports of looming collapse
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Recent media reports have indicated that the organisation's efficacy and advocacy roles were waning. However, in an interview yesterday, the organisation's Project Coordinator (Human Rights Monitoring and Awareness Raising) Felistus Motimedi, said they were shocked to learn that the organisation they are so passionate about and working for was 'staggering towards commotion', and that there was 'staff unrest'.
Motimedi said such reports sought to tarnish BONELA's good image and instil a sense of insecurity and doubt about the future of the organisation among staff members and the public.
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....