New claimant to Bobirwa throne emerges
Monday, April 22, 2013
A task force that was appointed by Minister Peter Siele last year to investigate the royal lineage to establish the rightful heir recommended Kgosi Masilo as the rightful heir.
Apparently, the first born daughter of the late Gaborone Madikwe, Gagoreng Dihutso recently approached Kgosi Mmirwa Malema, Bobirwa's representative in the House of Chiefs, about her legitimacy to the throne. Malema then appointed Boitumelo Garegae, the village head of record in Moletemane to handle the case, which was heard on Tuesday in the village.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...