I will die with Kgafela, says Mabiletsa

Kgatleng East MP Isaac Mabiletsa and his Kgatleng West counterpart Gilbert Mangole were speaking at a Kgotla meeting called to brief the tribe on current affairs in Mochudi over the weekend. After listening to Bakgatla deputy chief Bana Sekai's address on Kgafela's well-being in South Africa, Kgatleng East legislator Mabiletsa told the tribe that he was happy now that he had "heard something about Kgafela".

Mabiletsa said he has always been worried about newspaper articles, which portray his chief in a bad light.However, he said he would "die with Kgafela" no matter what happens. "Kgafela will remain my chief until I die," declared Mabiletsa. He also said he does not have a problem with Kgafela ruling from the other side of the border, adding that previous Bakgatla chiefs had done the same.