�No more sand mining licences�
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Instead, the department is assessing the available river sand resources in the country, which it is known have been severely depleted by illegal miners.
In a statement on Friday, the department said it was overwhelmed by high numbers of applications for sand mining, which were resulting in “too many overlaps.
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....