Red Cross, Coca-Cola team-up to aid Kweneng West during COVID-19
Friday, August 14, 2020
Coca-Cola Foundation made the funds available to the humanitarian organisation in May and the donation has already begun to benefit hundreds of people in different villages in Kweneg West.
The three phased project, is already 90 percent complete and received considerable buy-in from the village leadership, according to Botswana Red Cross Society chief executive officer, Kutlwano Mukokomani.
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....