The Orphan And The Ants Part 13 � The Prophecy

We last left off with the Bakwena Kgosi Motswasele II being warned by Mojela of the growing conspiracy against him. The Kgosi is said to have replied: “if they kill me they will not live together afterwards, but will fight among themselves”.

And so it was that Motswasele-a-Lgwale summoned his last letsholo (meeting in the veld attached to a communal hunt) to directly confront the conspirators, insisting that if it was his destiny he was prepared to die.

As the regiments gathered outside of Shokwane on the morning of the hunt, Motswasele was somehow separated from the loyal support of his own Mafiri mophato (regiment). He thus found himself among the thorns of this brother, Segokotlo Malalamitlwa and the Magwa of Moruakgomo. Thus was he surrounded and summarily executed.

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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