Batlokwa royals block 'nudity' beach party
Monday, December 08, 2014
Young women dressed in beach theme. PIC KEBOFHE MATHE
Batlokwa royals, the local sub-district authority and the Tlokweng Police were on Saturday determined to block the Annual Beach Party which was being hosted in Tlokweng for the first time this year. In fact, they prevailed for six hours as heavy police presence at the gate turned fun lovers away.
There was only frustration for revelers throughout the morning until midday on Saturday as the police presence and the Batlokwa royals ensured that there would be no Beach party in their territory until the organisers gave them a court order later in the afternoon, forcing the police to leave them alone.
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