Bathai knuckles down after new mandate
Thursday, April 13, 2017
He frequently shuffles his ring to stress a point, as he emphasise the need to put the karate house in order, so often facing endless fire fighting moments.
Bathai’s first term in office in 2014 ended abruptly and unceremoniously- after just five months at the helm, due to the persistent in-fighting.
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....