Khama fires Venson-Moitoi

Venson-Moitoi
Venson-Moitoi

In what sounded like an April Fool's Day prank' President Ian Khama finally bowed to pressure by firing the Minister of Educationand Skills Development (MoESD), Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi


The Permanent Secretary to the President, Eric Molale, disclosed in a press release yesterday that Venson-Moitoi has been given leave of absence from her ministerial duties. The release said the Serowe South MP has been redeployed on special assignment within the Ministry of Education in a strange cabinet reshuffle that produced a number of acting ministerial appointments. 

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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