Magistrate sets date for forgery case
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
It is alleged that Castro Kemohilwe Molefhe (43) and Stephen Joseph Legodi (42), acting jointly and in concert on a date not known to prosecution, forged a Tawana Land Board Certificate of Customary Land Grant in Maun purporting it to be a certificate issued to Legodi by the Tawana Land board.
Molefhe works as a field assistant in while Legodi works as an accountant.
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....