In a brief interview with The Voice, Kgosi Sinvula who'll see his son ascend to the throne next Saturday said he announced his retirement to his tribe in 2020."I felt my time was up, and that I should hand over the baton to my son as per our tradition," he said.
19th April 2021
While he would later execute a master stroke and wriggle free, the Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, had at first struggled to tame a very simple question: are
dikgosi (traditional leaders) equal before the law? The answer is just as simple (No) but well aware of how it would sound, Autlwetse used far too many words to avoid such directness.
The original 1966 constitution created a tribal caste system that recognised only eight (but not all) Tswana tribes.
Dikgosi from those tribes became ex-officio members of the House of Chiefs – renamed
Ntlo ya Dikgosi. A motion tabled by Oliphant Mfa, who was MP of what was then called Sebina-Gweta constituency, led to the repeal of sections of the constitution – Sections 77, 78 and 79 – that created such caste. As a direct result of such repeal,
President Masisi exposes Botswana to State Capture-Keorapetse
BG reporter
Friday, 12 March 2021
President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi’s insatiable appetite for acquisition of land all over the country and his interest to get Banyana farms and a tourism concession is not only unethical, but also exposes the country to state capture.
As if that was not enough, President Masisi has registered many companies after he assumed office. Member of Parliament for Selibe-Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse argued that all these are hallmarks of “state capture”. Keorapetse said the President’s privileges give him an unfair advantage over everyone. “The president has executive powers to govern, he gets intelligence briefs including on the economy and business opportunities, he is a regulator of businesses and can punish businesses which are wayward,” Keorapetse said, adding that conflict of interest cannot be avoided.