In search of Batswapong heritage in Lerala
Friday, May 13, 2016
Moroka and his assistants at Old Lerala Kgotla. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
“It actually meant those that come from superior traditional magic powers.”
Batswapong were reputed for possessing exceptional traditional healing powers that attracted the sick and those that wanted to ‘toughen themselves’, to come to the sacred Tswapong Hills.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...