The Orphans And Ants Part 25: The Dawn Assault On Dithubaruba

After midnight, now in the early hours of 28th August 1826, the Bangwaketse Kgosi Sebego ordered the final advance. Under cover of darkness his 5,000 men passed quietly through the open valley between the Dithubaruba and Magagarape hills.

It was potentially the most dangerous phase of the operation. Had the Makololo been alerted, they might have entrapped and overwhelmed the Bangwaketse and their allies.

As it was, Sebetwane’s men slept peacefully as Sebego’s stealthily moved up the steep hillsides to surround the Makololo settlement on the plateau just before dawn. Wrote Bain:

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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