Hunt for buried Kerekang's missing head continues
Thursday, August 16, 2018
On July 30, 2018 in Block 3, Gaborone Kerekang’s boyfriend, Simon Badisa Kgowe allegedly murdered her, cut off her head and cast aside her body in Maratanang ward in Tlokweng.
Appearing before Magistrate Batho Kgerethwa, representing the prosecution, chief prosecution counsel Thato Dibeela told the court that the police are still following leads into the recovery of the deceased’s missing head.
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....