No Babereki AGM again
Friday, May 21, 2021
After several postponements in the past due to legal battles between the company’s Board members and the shareholders at BOPEU, the AGM was set to take place on April 24, 2021 in Palapye on the direction of the Court of Appeal (CoA).
However, a fresh legal battle ensued after the two rival factions of the union submitted parallel lists for the AGM, which subsequently forced the court to postpone the meeting indefinitely to decide on the legitimacy of the lists to attend the AGM. The meeting was expected to discuss, amongst others, the appointment of and/or removal of directors.
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....