Open letter to Kgosi Malope II

Kgosi Malope II with Mohumagadi. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Kgosi Malope II with Mohumagadi. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Dear Kgosi Malope. Dumela Rraetsho! Congratulations on your recent marriage. I am happy for you! However, I would like to register my displeasure and disappointment on the whole process of the marriage. There were quite a number of anomalies, which raised a lot of questions to those who know the structures of our Royal house.

Firstly, one would have expected the Gaseitsiwe Royal family to lead and coordinate the entire processes of the marriage. They could have been the ones to delegate tasks related to the marriage. Nevertheless, I observed with lament that a small group of the Bangwaketse, some even purporting to be members of the Royal family coordinated all the affairs of the marriage. The fund raising activities for the marriage were marred with some controversies. One would wonder if there is a clean financial report on funds raised for the occasion.

Our cultural expectations as regards preparations for the marriage of a Chief were generally flouted as well .This is very lamentable to say the least. Ngwetsi o gorogetse kae? O tswa go batlwa ke bo mang? These are some of the questions. According to the local tradition, your mother, Neo Gaseitsiwe was supposed to be the one at the apex of the whole function. But to my dismay, she was not involved in the processes of your marriage. Who then is the mother-in-law of your recently wedded wife, Sir? Furthermore, Kgosi Seepapitso IV’s two sisters were equally not involved in the affairs of the marriage. Regretably, Kgosi's eldest sister was told about the marriage on the April 14, 2022. This happened even after the entire morafe was informed about the marriage. Does this sit well with the family, which you are supposed to be part of Sir? What about Kgosi Seepapitso’s paternal uncle, Mookami Gaseitsiwe’s daughter, Serwalo Gaseitsiwe? She was equally not involved in the process of your marriage, Sir. This is very unfortunate too. On the October 5, another activity was held under your auspices at the Mmalekwa Royal Cemetery and the same people I mentioned earlier were not involved. To my utter dismay, even Kgosi Leema's son was not invited to the unveiling of his father's and grandmother's tombstones. This one I leave it to God! May the soul of those resting there have eternal peace. T

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