Baster community to debate new leadership

A newly established committee is calling on interested Rehoboth Baster people to attend a community meeting at Rehoboth on Sunday, 11 March at 15:00. The meeting will take place at the Hermanus van Wyk community hall in Rehoboth.This follows what they call the illegal inauguration of Martin Dentlinger as the acting Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster community. Dentlinger served as adviser to former Kaptein John McNab, who stepped down because of ill health. According to a letter written by the committee's press secretary, Reverend George Kotze, the meeting will elect a steering committee that will be responsible for arranging a “legitimate” election of a new Kaptein and Kapteinsraad (chief's council). The committee insists that Dentlinger's appointment as the traditional leader of the community was not in accordance with the Paternal Laws of the Rehoboth Basters, which stipulate that in the absence of an election the two longest-serving councillors must take over the administration. Kotze added that the Rehoboth Baster community believes that a Kaptein and his council can only be elected as prescribed by the Paternal Laws, regardless of their political affiliation. “All aggrieved Rehoboth Basters across the country are invited to make the necessary arrangements to attend this important meeting. It was further agreed that a steering committee be established to mobilise the community for the meeting. “Depending on the outcome of the meeting on 11 March 2018, meetings will be conducted in other towns and villages to ensure that all Basters are given the opportunity to be part of the process,” said Kotze. The committee includes prominent community leaders Aldon Cloete, Willem Bismarck, Heleon Beukes, Jan van Wyk, Gino van Wyk, Manfred Draghoender, Lukas de Klerk, Josef Izaaks, Basie van Wyk, Henry Beukes, Tony Olivier, George Kotze, Edgar Dunn and Andy McNab.STAFF REPORTER

Baster community to debate new leadership

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