Bakgatla commission in SA to meet Kgafela

Kgosi Kgafela
Kgosi Kgafela

The five-man commission established by government to unravel the troubles bedevilling bogosi in Mochudi, has crossed the border to meet with self-exiled paramount chief, Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela II.

President Ian Khama established the Commission last month as part of efforts to resolve a three-year impasse with the tribe that saw the flight of the paramount chief in 2012 amidst a slew of criminal charges related to illegal floggings within the tribe.

Yesterday, several sources told Mmegi that members of the Commission, led by its chairman, Kgosi Malope Gaseitsiwe were in South Africa to meet with Kgafela as part of their olive branch mandate.

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