Battle royale erupts over Kgale Farms

The Land Board is demanding the deeds in order to negotiate through the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), which has reportedly received lucrative offers from investors across the border in South Africa. Balete, led by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko, are resisting the legal challenge and say the Farms are critical for land-hungry villagers and grazing pasture. The explosive developments came to the fore at an emergency kgotla meeting called by Seboko’s deputy, Kgosi Tsimane Mokgosi in Mogobane on Wednesday, where he briefed villagers about the court challenge and the Land Board’s demands. Land Board officials were present at the meeting, but declined to comment saying the matter was before the courts.

“Balete are under attack,” Mokgosi declared.