Cross-border crime drops
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
At the beginning of this year and last year, Mapoka, a village near the border with Zimbabwe in the district, was faced with increasing cross-border crime including smuggling of fuel, mainly petrol into Zimbabwe.
The criminals used illegal routes to transport the fuel and other stolen goods in order to avoid paying tax at the Ramokgwebana border post.
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....