Old Palapye - The Magistrate�s Residency

Magistrate's Residency PIC: C.WILLOUIGHB
Magistrate's Residency PIC: C.WILLOUIGHB

Old Palapye is a stunningly beautiful place but also one that poses questions which still need to be answered. Why, for instance, was it decided either by Rev. Hepburn alone or with Khama III that the church should be built of brick when stone was available to close by?

And why did the LMS, with or without Khama, decide to build the successor church in Serowe of stone when brick might have seemed the more obvious choice.  The remains of several buildings in Old Palapye can be identified with certainty.

Some may be identified in the course of time whilst others will continue to be a matter of speculation. One question however can be answered with absolute certainty. From Rev. WC Willoughby’s sketch map, unearthed by Professor Neil Parsons from the LMS archive in London, there is one building, apart from the church, which can be identified with absolute certainty.

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These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...

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