Tenacious Mamela soldiers on
Friday, August 12, 2011
FRANCISTOWN: "With me politics is a calling, it's my church and we shall remain inseparable," declares former Francistown West Member of Parliament (MP), Vain Mamela.
Despite that since 2009, it has not been possible for him to amass sufficient votes during general elections to ensure his return to Parliament, Mamela is surely destined to fight on until he is possibly voted in.
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....