Ministry rejects athletics' grant request
Friday, July 17, 2020
Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) received the bad news last week, although vice president-administration, Oabona Theetso said there were no reasons for the rejection.
“The letter did not give reasons, but they informed us that our application was not successful,” Theetso said.
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....