�BDF plots against spy�s daughter� � Rebuttal
Friday, April 15, 2016
We wish to denounce quite vehemently the allegations carried in the story which makes a desperate link between the case of Medical Assessment on Sergeant Dzikamani Mothobi and the findings of a Medical Board on Recruit Private Tsholofelo Mothobi, which is slander and could only have been done with the purpose of defaming the BDF and misleading the public by suggesting that the BDF engages in a witch-hunt to unfairly dismiss members.
The suggestion that there are unlawful, unreasonable, unjust and ulterior motivated separations of members at the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is tantamount to tabloid gossip not fit for public consumption as it is misleading.
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....