Thamaga Gang Shed Off Matsetsenkane Tag
Monday, January 18, 2016
The name, Bana Ba Metsi comes from a special school, located in the Okavango where Matsetsenkane were rehabilitated after intervention to help the group by the government and Botswana Institute of Rehabilitation and Re-Integration of Offenders (BIRRO).
Bana Ba Metsi school was founded by Steve Harpt, an American who had been the headmaster of Shakawe School.
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....