Cultural conflicts centre to the Morupule B debacle
Friday, March 21, 2014
Companies of all these uniquely diverse nationals have been engaged by Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to deliver the P11.1 billion Morupule B Power Plant that has been delayed for years and still experiencing constant failures.
The cultural conflict goes from the alleged segregation the Chinese have shown the Germans after they were awarded the Operation and Maintenance job at the power plant.
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....