Thamaga under siege

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Thamaga, a village about 40km west of Gaborone is under siege from child gangs. There is widespread fear as gangs have heightened their vicious terror throughout the village.

These child gangsters, some reported to be as young as nine-years-old, have forced residents into weekend nights curfew as they rampage through the village from dusk to dawn.

Violence, mass stabbings, beatings, theft, harassment, rape and murder are their modus operandi.

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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