Feuding Families Finally Bury Baitsemi

Dineo Baitsemi
Dineo Baitsemi

PALAPYE: The deceased Dineo Baitsemi, who had been at the centre of a court feud due to differences between her natal and her matrimonial families, has finally been laid to rest at Mmaphula cemeteries.

Baitsemi died on February 27, and traditionally she would have been buried on the weekend of the week she departed.

Initially, funeral arrangements were scheduled for her matrimonial home in Mmadinare. The process was interdicted by the courts of law after her natal family disputed the development. She was in the process of a divorce at the time of her demise. The court, therefore, ruled she be buried at her natal home.

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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