Tumasera dispute comes to an end

Setumo said the Tswapong South village would not be part of Tupya, Malete and Rasesa, collectively known as Tumasera.Mahalapye sub-district commissioner, Monyakeng, told the people of Seleka on Monday that government is implementing the court order.

The villagers heard that their kgotla and headman will be elevated. The kgotla will sport the national flag. The tribal office will also have police officers, a clerk, a village stamp, and other facilities befitting a village.In 1995 Justice Gyeke-Dako ruled that Seleka is a village separate and distinct from Tupya, Malete and Rasesa, and as such entitled to retain its name and identity. The court also ruled that the decision to include Seleka jointly alongside Tumasera, was taken without proper consultation with Seleka residents and as such is undemocratic and null and void.