Landowners reserve rights to private dams
Friday, February 21, 2014
“You will note that these are small private dams on private and communal land and it is not a pre-requisite for them to inform WUC when they undertake the construction of such,” she said.
The WUC and the Department of Water Affairs have distanced themselves from the responsibility of licensing private dams along Gaborone dam catchment area, which have been suspected of holding water from the national dam.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...