The significance of Balete as the hosts of National Culture Day

Balete tribe celebrated their culture day at Ramotswa kgotla last year under the theme ‘bana ba kgwale ba bitsana ka molodi’ but this year Matebele a mantsho aga ma masodi-a mphela will host the National Culture day tomorrow at their tribal capital of Ramotswa. Mmegi staffer MOMPATI TLHANKANE looks at the importance and history of this tribe in reviving culture on this specific day

Barwa kgodumo as the poets always hail them will always go down as the first tribe to crown a woman (Kgosi Mosadi Seboko) as their paramount Chief in August 2003.

The tribes traditionally called the Bamalete who venerate the buffalo (nare) are not one of the tribes attributed to Sotho-Tswana but rather commoners of Nguni.

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