Kgafela loses SA chieftainship case
Friday, August 22, 2014
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Kgafela
The ruling effectively means his uncle, Nyalala Pilane, continues as chief of Bakgatla in Moruleng, while Kgafela is temporarily marooned as the Botswana government derecognised him in 2012.
Traditionally, however, he remains the paramount chief of Bakgatla in Mochudi where he is massively supported.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...