Ipelegeng gives women financial freedom - Tshireletso
Friday, November 25, 2011
At a meeting with Gaborone Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Ipelegeng supervisors at the Civic Centre this week, Tshireletso said although they are disdained by many people, Ipelegeng workers have contributed a lot to the development of Botswana.
She said the city is now clean and safe because of Ipelegeng workers without whom Gaborone would be infested with litter and bushes that thieves and rapists would use as hiding places.
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....