Bamalete: Defending land to the death
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 450 Views |
![Balete and their Kgosi arriving at the court of apeal PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2023/01/27/62676.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Balete and their Kgosi arriving at the court of apeal PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
He spoke with confidence like he was about to galvanise and spur on every Molete to fight and endure this period as the Bamalete tussle with the government over the lucrative farm known as Forest Hill 9-KO.
He implied that like Petra, a Belgian draft horse, they will pull the hope carriage until a new generation comes on board and continues the crusade perhaps for another century.
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