The Jazz King (Part 8)

"I recall Chief Sebele [II], who had served in the Native Labour Contingent during the First World War...Build on light lines, and wearing spectacles Sebele looked more than anything else like a highly strung student.His house and huts in Molepolole were furnished in European style and he is very proud of his armoury of many different types of guns and rifles. When he felt the mood he played his expensive piano with some feeling." - Julian Mockford (South African journalist & author)

We left off with the February 12, 1918 installation of Sebele II as Kgosi, which occurred only days after he had arrived back in Molepolole from the war in France, only to find his father, Kealeboga Sechele II, on his deathbed.

From the beginning Sebele’s reign was plagued by internal opposition as well as British hostility, which in each case was rooted in the unsettled political environment he inherited, as well as perceptions of his own fitness to rule.

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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