Relief as water returns to Deaf Centre
Friday, June 13, 2014
Botswana Society for the Deaf (BSD) public relations officer, Oreneile Matsetse yesterday confirmed to Mmegi that the water was re-connected but declined to comment on whether the bill had been paid. BSD runs the Ramotswa and Francistown Centres for Deaf Education.
“I can confirm that water has been re-connected. Everything is fine. It was reconnected last week Thursday,” she said.
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....