Thirsty elephants trouble Sekakangwe villagers
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Modibedi Mogapi, a 24-year-old farmer said the elephants always give them trouble during the dry season. "It's not a problem during the rainy season when there is ample water, but immediately the dry season starts, when we do not have sufficient water in our small dam that's when they come and start drinking the little water reserved for our livestock," Mogapi said.
He said that after the elephants have walked around the dam, it gets so muddy that the livestock get stuck and die in the mud.
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....