OP disgrace
Friday, March 29, 2013
As it turns out, it could be three years before their queries are referred to the relevant government departments. All in the name of security reasons. Retired civil servant Ruth Mguni-Nyathi rues the day she approached the OP for intervention in what she views as unfair treatment or cheating by the system.
Upon retiring in July 2009, Mguni-Nyathi wrote a letter (dated 9 September 2009) to Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Eric Molale, complaining about what she considered unfair treatment at the hands of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Opelo Makhandlela.
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....