FCC to give registered churches reprieve

Some different church leaders who attended a meeting with the Francistown mayor Kgalajwe.PIC KEOAGILE BONANG
Some different church leaders who attended a meeting with the Francistown mayor Kgalajwe.PIC KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCITOWN: The war between squatting churches in Francistown and Francistown City Council (FCC) will soon come to an end as council plans to give them temporary permits. The council will then relocate the churches.

Francistown Mayor James Kgalajwe disclosured that they were hell-bent on demolishing illegal church structures around the city in the quest to make Francistown an attractive destination for investors.

Apparently, there has been an exponential increase in the number of squatting churches in Francistown, and this has worried FCC who feared the numbers would soon skyrocket out of control.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

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....

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