BALETE MEN SMOKE OUT WORSHIPPERS FROM CAVES

The Balete tribesmen made up of men from Ramotswa, Mogobane and Otse, on Sunday caught various church denominations baptizing, worshipping, burning essences in the caves, and sent them all packing.While the northern part of the country is flooded, it is the complete opposite  in the south where village elders are now blaming the lack of rains on witch doctors and church rituals that are performed around holy sites.

At 4.30am on Sunday about 50 tribesmen and  tribe leaders led by Kgosi Tsimane Mokgosi, took to the Baratani hill in an effort  to cleanse the area and rid it of the "bad luck" or dihawa brought about by religious rituals and medicine men.The early morning journey to the hallowed hill where witch-doctors also commonly perform their rituals, follows a Thursday Kgotla meeting resolution by the tribe which is concerned about the lack of rains.