Serowe, Palapye accommodation full for Motswaledi

Traffic at Motswaledi's funeral in Serowe
Traffic at Motswaledi's funeral in Serowe

Nearly all lodges and hotels in Serowe and Palapye were fully booked by yesterday, as hundreds of mourners prepared to gather ahead of Gomolemo Motswaledi’s funeral today (Friday). Many of the hospitality facilities started filling up last week after the announcement of his death.

A random check by Mmegi confirmed that the popular Serowe Hotel had been fully booked for Thursday, since it was announced that the Botswana Movement for Democracy leader had passed away in a car accident.

It is understood that mourners initially booked for Friday only to change the bookings to Thursday after the announcement that Motswaledi’s funeral would be on Friday.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

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....

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