Tsabong royals square off in chieftaincy row

Friday, April 04, 2014

The discord between Kgosi David Toto Seetelo II of Tsabong and Kgosi Seolo Lorekang of Maubelo near Tsabong, both of whom fall within the Batlharo chieftaincy hierarchy, has resurfaced.

A near-war of words erupted in Khuis, Kgalagadi South district recently during a cultural day festival where Kgosi Toto took to the podium to lambast his subordinate Kgosi Lorekang.

In what was supposed to be his closing remarks at the event, Toto firstly recited a poem for himself, a sign that the gathering picked up as a display of his displeasure with how Lorekang handled protocol on the history of the Batlharo.

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Tsabong royals square off in chieftaincy row

The discord between Kgosi David Toto Seetelo II of Tsabong and Kgosi Seolo Lorekang of Maubelo near Tsabong, both of whom fall within the Batlharo chieftaincy hierarchy, has resurfaced.

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