Kgafela loses SA chieftainship case

Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela IIs bid to be pronounced the paramount chief of Bakgatla in both Botswana and South Africa has gone up in smoke after the North West High Court dismissed his application.

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.

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Appeal to public transport operators to exercise caution

Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...

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