Basarwa livid after bogosi snub

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Basarwa in Nata are enraged after Bangwato regent, Kgosi Sediegeng Kgamane ignored their plea to appoint a person from the San community to fill the vacancy of tribal leader.

Members of the community had written to Kgamane mid-2015 asking him to pick someone from their ranks for the vacant post of tribal leader in the Nata chieftancy. Nata is led by three tribal leaders comprising senior tribal leader, tribal leader and headman.

Although the post was heavily campaigned for by Basarwa, as well as the village’s second in command, it was revealed this week that Kgamane had promoted the third in command, Letsogo Kgasa to the position of tribal leader.

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