Molepolole: A village in distress
Friday, April 05, 2024 | 580 Views |
This past Easter holiday a bus that was carrying pilgrims from St Engenas Zion Christian Church or Sione ya Lephoi, from Molepolole branch, was involved in a tragic road accident on a highway leading to ZCC Moria pilgrimage near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa.
The bus driver allegedly lost control, hitting barriers on the side of bridge causing the bus to fall into a river some 50 metres down. Bus subsequently hit the rocky ground and caught fire leaving 45 people dead with only one survivor, a minor aged eight years.
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....