Bangwaketse, Bahurutshe royal dispute turns sour
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Mmegi has learnt that relations reached a new low on Tuesday, when Wildlife Department officers swooped on the Manyana Kgotla attempting to confiscate the leopard and lion skins Kgosi Mosielele is due to wear at the weekend event. Kgosi Mosielele, who resisted the attempts to confiscate, has said the skins will only be released upon production of a court order by the royals’ rivals.
In a case of ‘two bulls in one kraal’, it is believed Bangwaketse feel Mosielele’s wearing of a leopard and lion hides would be a direct challenge to the authority of Bangwaketse chief, Kgosi Malope II, who presides over the entire territory, including Manyana.
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