Justice Legwaila hailed as a man of honour

Mourners who attended Legwaila's memorial service at Trinity church PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Mourners who attended Legwaila's memorial service at Trinity church PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

Justice Elijah Legwaila, the late Court of Appeal judge was on Tuesday described by various speakers as a man of honour - a peaceful, thorough, hardworking and spiritual man who loved people and his work.

Legwaila who passed on last week began his career in the public service in 1972 as a state counsel in the Attorney General’s Chambers rising to the post of a judge in the Court of Appeal in 2011.

He has held many other positions such as permanent secretary in the Office of the President and a diplomat.

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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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