Domboshaba festival repeats call for Ikalanga in schools
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
When presenting a report to the gathering, the chairperson of the Domboshaba Cultural Trust, Kangan'gwani Phatshwane, read to the attentive gathering a written response from the Botswana government to a letter by Bakalanga in 2009 at Domboshaba.
The Bakalanga had demanded that the government re-introduce the teaching of Ikalanga in schools. The teaching of Ikalanga was discontinued in 1972.
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....