Battle Of Mosita (Part 2)

In our last instalment, the Barolong booRatshidi Kgosi Montshiwa had withdrawn from Lotlhakane to Setlagole where he was joined in his resistance to the Boers by the Barolong booRatlou and Bahurutshe refugees.

Thereafter, Setlagole became a staging post for raids on Boer farms in the western Tranvaal.  A surviving Boer document records the loss of 287 cattle from eight Schoonspruit farms during one such foray.

In an attempt to regain the initiative that the Transvaal Boers leading figure, General Andries Pretorius, decided to personally lead a commando against Setlagole.

Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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