Keotsenye Ntwayagae (89) of Matshelagabedi appeared before Monarch Customary Court accused by his brother-in-law (Oteng Segwapa) of selling him the land in Monarch location, which he the (accused), now wants back for his children. The children were still young by the time they moved to Matshelagabedi and Ntwayagae claims that he never sold the land to Segwapa.
The accused told deputy court president Ednah Kureya that he never sold the land to the complainant and that instead, when they moved to Matshelagabedi in 1991, they left the complainant in their home as he did not have any place to call home and for security reasons. Ntwayagae said that he could never sell his land for P1,000. "I will never sell my children's heritage for P1,000 that the complainant gave to my wife which he now claims it was for our land, that's nonsense," stated Ntwayagae. He said that there was no written agreement because there was never any agreement in the first place. He said his wife is the one who came and presented him with P1,000, which he turned down stating that his land is not for sale. According to the complainant's witness Douglas Chilendi of Matshelagabedi, on September 11, Segwapa invited him to the accused's yard to come and help him resolve the land issue. At the meeting Ntwayagae's wife revealed that they have sold the land to Segwapa. "Hilda Ntwayagae (accused's wife) confirmed to us that it was indeed true that they have sold the land to the complainant," revealed Douglas. He added that the wife told them that now their children want the land back as by the time the land was sold they were still underage, with the oldest aged only 14 years. Although the complainant's witness revealed that the wife confirmed that the land was sold to the complainant, when she was brought before court as the accused's witness she denied ever revealing that they indeed sold the land. She said that she told the complainant that it is now time to give back their land to their children only to find out that he has sold the land to someone else without their knowledge.
