BOKA moves closer to getting karate hall
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The facility behind the National Stadium is expected to be complete in August. The Japanese government has donated P700,000 to finance the project which was scheduled to start last year but was delayed due to bureaucracy.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, the Japanese ambassador to Botswana, Ryoichi Matsuyama said they are relieved that construction has finally started after months of delay.
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....