The orphan and the ants part 16 � Capture

Monday, August 15, 2016

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Matopos, the Bangwato and their surviving allies, including the Bakwena of Segokotlo, retreated south to the Khutse hills.

There Sechele and his Bakwena age mates were initiated as part of the Malomakgomo regiment of the Bangwato heir Khama II.

Further to the south, the lands of the Bakwena and Bangwaketse had by then been invaded by Sebetwane’s Makololo, resulting in Moruakgomo’s BooRatshosa or “Bamakakana” faction retreating into the Kgalagadi as far as Ghanzi, before briefly linking up with the Batawana in Ngamiland.

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The orphan and the ants part 16 � Capture

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Matopos, the Bangwato and their surviving allies, including the Bakwena of Segokotlo, retreated south to the Khutse hills.

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Selefu

Selefu

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Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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