EFF beret restores black pride
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
So sure of himself is the fighter that he does nothing but inspire confidence to those, like myself, who sit at the stands of the unfolding political drama that is evident as we trudge along, past the fifth democratic elections.
It isn’t only the rubbishing of pro-poor slogans by the fat cats in the ruling party that aroused my interest in the red machine. It is neither its own pro-poor slogans nor its ironic stand against corruption given that its commander in chief is embroiled in a corruption case as I write this that piqued my curiosity. Rather, it is making visible the most obvious, the woes of the most vulnerable in our free society, the poor black masses, the women, and the workers, and doing so in such an unapologetic fashion and alarming confidence.
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....