Court Blocks Kgafela�s Nyalala Ouster Bid :: Mmegi Online

The North West High Court in Mafikeng, South Africa, on Friday blocked Bakgatla tribal leader, Kgafela Kgafela II from proceeding with his planned installation of his choice, Mpule Pheto as the acting chief in Moruleng in a move that was aimed at replacing his nemesis, Nyalala Pilane, for good.

Kgafela announced in April this year in a well-attended Kgotla meeting at Lesetlheng, outside Moruleng that he will be installing Pheto as the acting chief in Moruleng on September 24, which was Saturday. He announced in that meeting that the installation ceremony would be a huge event to be attended by Bakgatla from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and America.

However, a last minute urgent court application by the Royal family of the Bakgatla-Baga-Kgafela traditional community of Moruleng, led by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane and Bakgatla-Baga-Kgafela traditional council has brought everything to a halt after the court agreed that Kgafela should not proceed with his intentions.

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