Journalists 'left out' of the royal cemetery visit
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Only Zambian journalists were allowed to go to the cemetery with the two presidents on the request of Banda.
Botswana journalists, including government reporters were denied transport, while their Zambian counterparts got lucky.
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....