The Fall Of Makaba
Monday, June 11, 2018
In the aftermath of Kgosi Motswasele II’s execution on the outskirts of Shokwane, the once pre-eminent morafe had been weakened by division between the followers of Moruakgomo and those of Segokotlo, which was not resolved by the latter’s defeat in a battle at Masipiana. Segokotlo, along with his surviving followers including Motswasele’s underage heir Sechele, thereafter fled north to find refuge amongst Kgosi Kgari’s Bangwato.
Moruakgomo then settled at Borithe on the Ngotwane River, where he had little time to enjoy his victory. By 1824, the Mokwena usurper had relocated to Molepolole.
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