TAFIC concedes defeat to BFA
Friday, January 29, 2021
TAFIC had appealed the decision with the Arbitration Committee which, however, upheld the mother body ruling.
The BFA Arbitration said the BFA National Executive Committee (NEC) acted appropriately by ending the league in March in a bid to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). After the tribunal upheld the BFA NEC decision, TAFIC had an option of appealing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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....