Court sends Tlokweng land case back to tribunal
Monday, April 28, 2014
The appeal was filed by the landboard after 17 people successfully sought the intervention of the tribunal in the allocation of plots in Tlokweng through a controversial raffle. The tribunal ruled in favour of the applicants, ordering the landboard to give them audience and re-consider the allocation.
On Friday, Mothobi remanded the case saying that the land tribunal had powers to preside over it again.
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....