Sechele And The White Ants

“It was also about this time that the Transvaal Boers began to bring themselves into hostile contact with the native tribes on their borders.

Sechele was attacked by them, but not conquered. Indeed he retaliated upon the Boers so successfully the fainthearted native chiefs living on the Boer border came with their tribes and placed themselves under Sechele.

He now encouraged English traders to come into the country, and he, and the tribes under him, possessed themselves of guns and ammunition and horses, and became formidable opponents of Boer aggression”- From 1892 Sechele obituary by Rev. Rodger Price.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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