Customary court postpones serial offender�s case
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The offender, Golebaone Selogile appeared before the customary court after the Central Police Station arrested him for idling on March 6, 2014. The officers while patrolling Notwane Grounds arrested him after he failed to give them answers as to why he was loitering at night. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to constable Themba Jiya, Selogile told them that he was looking for his lost cellphone, but later got suspicious of him after he changed his initial statement. He changed his statement telling the police that he was looking for money that may have been lost by football fans at a recent game. The court was told that Selogile said after the Zebras and South Sudan game he decided to go to the grounds to look for lost money, as he was broke.
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....