Early in the 19th century, the Great Trek and the
arrival of the British Settlers in 1820 resulted in a
movement of white people from the South. This movement
to the North co n s e q u e n t l y i n c r e a s e d in momentum until
the Voortrekkers crossed the Vaal.River whgre they caine
face to face_withjthe Batswana. With the discovery of
diamonds near Hope Town in 1867, and later on the banks
on the Vaal River, the whites became determined to take
control
of
the
diamond
bearing districts.
The
Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (later the Transvaal), The
Orange Free State, The Griquas and four Tswana Chiefs
all claimed land on behalf of their people. As all the
parties could not agree on the disputed territory,
Lieutenant General Hay, the acting High Commissioner for
the Cape Colony, was asked to arbitrate.
The Arbitration Court opened on 4 April 1871 with Robert
W. Keate, Governor of Natal, the final umpire. He
delivered his judgement on 17 October 1871, in what has
since been called the Keate Award. This award defined
the land of the Batswana basically to the west of the
Vaal river (see Figure 5.1).
It ignored the more
extreme land claims which would have placed the boundary
on the Schoonspruit and penr\ed white occupation to the
Mooi River Valley.
This award did not please the Trek-Boers or the British
who actively assisted in depriving the Batswana from
their land.
Naturally any judgement which attempted to
embrace all the complicated developments of the previous
half century was bound to have its imperfections.
Nevertheless,
for all its undoubted flaws, the Keate
Award represented the first reasoned attempt to define a
western frontier for the South African Republic and to
secure the rights of the independent chiefs.
Transvaal
subsequently
repudicited the Award.
The
Volksraad invoked a legal technicality to disassociate
itself from Pretorius1 submission to the arbitration and
then secured the election of a new President clever
enough to repair the harm already done.
By 1873,
President
Burgers
had
found a way of exploiting
differences
among
the
varicus
Thlapinq
chiefs.
Matlabane and Bothlasitse, the latter recognised for the
occasion as paramount of the Thlaping, were induced to
cede to the Republic all their territories between the
Vaal and the Harts River and to bind themselves as
subjects to the Republic.
In turn they were promised
that locations would be demarcated where they might rule
their
tribes
in
relative
security.
The chiefs
themselves were evidently ignorant of the nature of this
cession and believed that they were merely signing a
treaty
of alliance which would preserve them from
British annexation following the example of Griqualand
West.
Mankurane,
the other major Thlapinq leader, w as umore circumspect a n d r e f u s e d to submit to the Transvaal.
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BOPHUTHATSWANA POLICE
TELEFAX
COVERING SHEET
Lawyers for Human Rights
TO ...... ...... ........................... FOR ATTENTION
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FAX NO. .'........................
2 Oct' 92
DATE .........................
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YOUR R E F ... .....................
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SUBJECT Application to Hold a Public Meeting: Batlhaping Tribe-
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Further to my telefax dated 17 September 1992,
I am directed to inform you that, the Deputy
Minis ter of _Pq 11 ce and Pr Isione r .af t;er;.due
considerr-tion of the applicationireferred to ahoye,
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Sir, the reeen4’ political dispensation which is unfolding in our
cmr.ib-v ie viewed with keen interest by almost o.ll the inhabitants anc
the ma .1or it y of the people er.nect that the old prophecy of the united;
non-racial and democratic South Africa should be realised. Codesa is
0~ie process which
expected to crown and aualify the wishes of many
peace loving South Africans. It is a fact that
this process of a
negotiated peaceful settlement is long over-due.
As pnrt of T*nr su.bmissions, I want to place on record thet I happen to
be the PAEAItCU-'T CEIEP O^ EATLEAPIIIG- THIEF. I" n1ATtttG- (northern Cone) o’
my territory happen to fell under the so celled the
" Republic of
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-ppr-^mi -‘-'hrf Lucas I-Iangope and the Eo phut hats wane, regime and since
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then I !>n. living in semi-exile here in Johannesburg. The following arc
my submissions to Codesa:
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suic id e p^d this will
hamper the progress vliich ic far ad vc need in Codes a.
Their cons rput rofii'-.
r’i ic vp^terl v unacccn 1::•■•ble. and sitoIt p. beheviour
will
bo tally j30'iciV' is e the negotiation proce.es. Bop hu th ate wana is
prose"ib_r d ©pend ont on Jouta Africa economically p.nd. it ’•Tin further
benej;it irom the nroc eeds which *:ouId have
.been "achieved tirelesslv
throuch Codesa. I T-ant to place on record that their failure to sign
"ill be p.n obstacle to the negotiation process, and I forcee the
eoononio sano~icns p.no otner T36"sv.rss
being applied in order to bri"^
H°r.gome and his government in line with the political realties of
bouTli .iirioa.
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E ot):rutha ts‘-'ana is not internationally recocnieed p.nd other bantustp.ne
and 1hoy arc finr.noiall*/ dependent on the Suoth African budget. It i
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b e i’”'"’or severe oritiois~ if it oan continue to f inane © the ■nart.y
or tr-.e oa.ntustp.n structure vrliich failed to be oart of the process of
formin'* the nev povorrnont,
I might not be accuinted. *-’ith the criteria *.-Thieh has been used to
invite the no.rtici'ce.tion of all the relevemt l.iberation movemonts
and political parties in Codesa, however mp.ny people who lives in
kop]
'1.u t:iP,tsv.'pnp, were Phoched to 1 earn thst the ooooriticn pp.rties wliic
cor,!”ipnd
piprpive support lihe People’s Provressive P«rtv (PPP) and.
the national Ssonosengwe Party (IT3P) were not invited to sign the
Declaration of Intan!;. In contrast, the South African government and
the ’ptional Party pre there in Codesp. and. thev encourage thei^r
oppo^.'ition parties lihe the CP , HUP and o'nherp to take part in Codes
However we welcome the recent decision
of Codesa that other parties
and organisations may apply and this will help that majority of peop?
-Will be represented.
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that for r lor- time es-necially darina the apartheid era, the traditions"
lend ern have been manipulated 07 the, politicians, thus being indirectly
forcer1 to pursue or perpeturte r. particular political id eolo.7 7 .
Further it is nr.- submission that it is not vise for the traditional 1 es>/
to affilir.tn to n:r political party. aach and every chief is a symbol of
unity em3 slioxild be above p^rty politics. For m y one who affiliates to
any nartv *rill be biased in trying to resolve any dispute among his sub 3<
cts. More important, however, one of the options before Codes a is i-rhethe?
and if so, hoy traditional leaders should be sccommodsted in the nev: and
future South Africa. Codesa should not be seep as just p. mere convention
of political parties, rather it Should be seen ss p. convention of all thleaders in r>outh Africa, rc-prsosntinr their people irrespective of
■political, affiliation.
Co<9e m *s first pi enary session (20 - 21 December 1 9 91) concentrated on
briny ins as many parties to the negotiating table ps possible, but it
vrs f
rather strange to realise that it was silent about the participation of
traditional leaders in this process. It is m:.iet obvious that these parti
will be taking decisions, whether good or bad about such traditional
le-’ders and their territories without any meaningful discussions with thr
and furthermore without the backing of the mandate of their subjects. If
the decision of Codesa is to exclude their participation, then they must
come with
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meaningfully
convincing provision of which role are they
Play in the near forseable future. To cite the case of Botswana
and Namibia, their constitutions provides some seats for House of Chiefs.
Even Zimbabwe has a provision for traditional leaders.
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of people have lost confidence in their sovernnent.
?inall,r, it was ny wish to have mode an intensive contribution to the
Vforhin^ Cfroups, nnf ortunat elv it seems there is no light at the end of
the tunnel f or the particine tion of *!'ra^ itioual leaders. iTeverth el ess
on behalf of Batlhaping t r i b e , we support the negotiation process which
is t ah ins; -niece to shape the ITear South Africa, although it was not our
wish to he the mere spectators for reforms "which are aoins to govern
our lives as a oontin.uation of our historv.
As mandated by Batlhaping tribe, 1 hereby apply for their participation
in Cod os a or ny participation as their trad itionai leader on condition
this woulo no
spoil the talhs.
Hoping ny application end submissions will be considered
Yours faithfi)llv.
s i V T3 ? % f e rii?AABUSI II KAHIHJHGANS ( PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF B ATL HAT 11TGr IAUITG
Cvi,S. Mant;uroiiuc
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E M EN O TSW EM G
HN!M:
LEIER
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p -s
arrest
Sash
demos
into
Bop police trick
Sash rem a in s banned in B o ­
phuthatswana.
Their arrests com e in the the
wake of a scathing report on Bo­
phuthatswana released by the
in te r n a tio n a l h u m a n -rig h ts
w atch dog body A frica Watch.
The report describes the atti­
tude o f President Lucas Mangope’s government towards dis­
sent as a “blueprint for repres­
Joanne Collinge
and Brendan Seery
BLACK Sash picketers on the
steps of the Johannesburg City
H all m a y be fit fo r the new
South Africa, but similar action
in the Bophuthatswana capital
Mmabatho led to the arrest of
18 people who are likely to be
c h a r g e d w ith p r o m o t in g a
banned organisation.
A dozen Sash women yester­
day mounted a 20-minute plac­
ard d em on stra tion n ear the
M m abatho shopping centre to
fart that the Black
sion”.
Sash re p re s e n ta tiv e E thel
Walt negotiated with an officer,
concluding an agreem ent that
the
would hold the demo,
hand over the posters ana a c ­
company police to the station to
obtain a receipt for the posters.
However, the Sash picketers,
accompanied by journalists and
other observers, w alked unsu­
spectingly into custody in the
station yard where they w ere
detained for hours.
By nightfall 16 w ere still in
custody, awaiting the fixing of
bail. A m on g th em w e re tw o
American and two German citi­
zens, according to the Sash s re­
gional co-ordinator of the Trans­
vaal, Gill de Vlieg.
The Black Sash and its ser­
vice wing, the Transvaal Kural
Action C om m ittee, have been
banned in Bophuthatswana since
1989.
Both at the scene of the picket
and in the station yard scuffles
took place between journalists
and p olice as film w as seized
and exposed.
A frica Watch, a com m ittee of
the W ashington-based H um an
Rights Watch, said that “ hidden
under the reform s initiated by
President de K lerk ” , “ human
rights violations continue un­
A R R E S T E D . . . m e m b e rs of the B lack S a s h , w h ic h is b a n n e d in
B o p h u th a t s w a n a , p icke tin g in M m a b a t h o ye ste rd a y .
>
abated in Bophuthatswana .
The organisation, which sent
a field worker to South A frica
earlier this year to study condii
tions in the homeland, said tha^
over the last 18 months, politi­
cal violence in Bophuthatswana
had resulted in the killing o f 2^
people, in ju ry o f 481 and de?
tention of 633.
,■
In addition, the rep ort said
there w ere 147 “ political prison*
e r s ” being held by M r M an;
g o p e ’ s government, 19 of whom
were released last month by Mr
Mangope.
S'
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By MPHO KOBUE
^ "H P O L m C A L intrigue and
■ >*-repression in Bophutha'fswana has forced the Ba■j fokeng tribe’s royal couple
•
’ -"in t o exile and torn the
. ’’ ./fa m ily apart.
King Edward Lebone
M olotlegi, 64, lives in Bo^••“‘• ts w a n a , and his w ife ,
•• .Queen Semane Bonolo Mo­
lotlegi, 50, has sought sanc-tuary in Yeoville, Johan^ ■ “Jnesburg.
'.'..Tj.'' ’ Their children have re- .tr-m ained in B o p h u th a • tswana.
r•
Forced
K in g M o l o t l e g i w a s
forced to flee from the
homeland in 1988 after
P r e s id e n t L u ca s M angope’s government linked
. him to the failed coup on
February 10 that year.
His wife, a Botswana
citizen, was issued with a
deportation order in 1991.
Q ueen M o lo tle g i w as
forced to leave her child­
ren and the fam ily man­
sion fo r Joh an n esb u rg,
' . where she rents a flat. She
keeps in contact with her
, children in Phokeng over
; the telephone.
The children are Moll<- wane, 26, Fosie, 23, Leruo,
- 21, Motswana, 19, Bothata,
16, and Tirelo. 13.
The royal couple’s eldest
, i son, Mollwane, “ is running
■; his father’s affairs” .
- ‘ In an exclusive interView this week, Queen Mo-
EXILED IN B O TS W A N A . . . King Edward Molotlegi and, in happier times.
Queen Molotlegi and daughter Tire lo photographed In 1991
lotlegi spoke about her
painful separation from
her husband and children.
The queen said the first
three years of being sepa­
rated from her fam ily had
left her “bitter and con­
fused” .
“ I shared m y life with
m y husband for 30 years
and m y children w ere m y
pillars of strength,’ she
said.
"But I realised there was
no need to be angry be­
cause that would just make
m y enemies happy.”
She decided to "re-adjust
m y life” and seek help on
how to handle her situa­
tion.
"I m et friends o f m y hus­
band and they have helped
m e a lot. They bring my
children to visit m e and
spend time with them in
Phokeng.
Waiting
“But it is difficult and
expensive to run a fam ily
by rem ote control,” she
added.
The queen dream s of be­
in g r e u n ite d w ith h er
fam ily and tribe in Pho­
keng.
“ My husband has been
waiting for ~\ court case in­
volving his orother, Cecil,
to be com pleted. Mangope
appointed Cecil to act on
behalf of .ny husband, but
the tribe does not want
him.”
The case is scheduled for
February next year.
“ M y husband is prepared
to com e back at any time
because he loves his tribe
and fam ily.
“ His fear is that he may
be detained by Mangope.
Anything could happen to
him.”
H o w c h i e f checrt|&c^^c■lle■, n tic j
H e s a id th a t w h e n
B y M A R T IN
NTSO ELENG O E
r o y a l e ld e r s a n d tr ib e s p e o p le w h o s u p p o r te d
A BOPH UTH ATSW A N A c h ie f h id in g o u t
in S A th is w e e k r e ­
v e a le d h o w h e w a s s m u g ­
g l e d f r o m h is h o m e in
a n a m b u la n c e t o e s c a p e
in g as a s e r io u s ly
w o u n d e d p a tie n t in a the
C h ie f S a m u e l M a n ­
k u roa n e o f th e T a u n g
b a c k o f th e a m b u ­
la n c e .
C h ie f M a n k u roa n e
r o y a l k r a a l s a id h e
m a d e his d r a m a t ic e s ­
s a id h is p e r s e c u t io n b e ­
c a p e a ft e r d i s c o v e r i n g
a p lo t t o k ill h im f o r r e ­
th r o n e .
G io
W V M
fo n
c a m e u p w it h th e p la n .
H e s a id h e e v a d e d a
g o vern m en t.
fr o m th e B a t lh a p in g
in g in o n h is k r a a l, th e y
B o p p o lic e c o r d o n b y p o s ­
th e w r a th o f t h e B o p
fu s in g to a b d i c a t e
h im h e a r d th a t a B o p
a r m e d fo r c e w a s m o v ­
g a n a fte r h e resisted
o r d e r s b y th e B o p g o v e r n ­
m e n t to r e lin q u is h his
p o s it io n as c h i e f o f th e
r n o «* »® *• k a rw tt •
k. r * * . y a
orf * » • CMrd
TH* tt**
B a tlh a p in g trib e
H e sa id he b e c a m e
s u s p ic io u s w h en tw o B o p
FLE EIN G C H IE F . . .
B a tlh a p in g c h ie f Sam u al M a n k u ro a n a w as
s m u g g led o u t o f Bop.
p o lic e o f fic e r s t o ld h im
h e w a s in v ited to a s e c r e t
S a m u e l s t a r te d w h e n th e
in g in T a u n g . H o w e v ­
er, th e B op g ov e rn m e n t
m e e tin g at the T a u n g
M a g is t r a t e 's C o u r t at
a g e in g C h ie f S c o t c h
M a n k u r o a n e a p p o in t e d
h a d o p p o s e d t h e id e a .
O n M arch 24, S am ­
6 pm .
T h e tw o o f f ic e r s to ld
h im a s a c t in g c h i e f in
e a r ly S e p t e m b e r 1 9 8 7 .
u e l w a s o n ly a b le t o a d ­
h im th e m e e tin g w o u ld
C h i e f S a m u e l said
h is a p p o i n t m e n t as c h i e f
t r ib e a t a m e e t in g h e ld
w a s le g a l b e c a u s e it
w a s c o n fir m e d b e fo r e a
d e r s in J a n K e m p d o r p .
“ H a lfw a y th ro u g h
m a g i s t r a t e in T a u n g in
m y s p e e c h I r e a li s e d t h a t
1987.
L a t e r th a t m on th
C h i e f S c o t c h d ie d w ith ­
s o m e o n e w a s b e in g
m is h a n d le d b y t h e
b e a tte n d e d b y h ig h r a n k in g B o p o ffic e r s
fr o m M m a b a th o .
L a t e r he w as in­
fo r m e d th a t th e re w a s a
s tro n g co n tin g e n t o f
p o lic e a n d s o ld ie r s at th e
c o u r t.
W h i le h e w as w a it­
o u t in s t a llin g C h i e f
1
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o
v . S + - - y»
o u t s id e o f t h e B o p b o r ­
y ou th s. T o m y s h o c k
a n d u t t e r s u r p r i s e th is
S a m u e l.
“ B e fo r e th e d e a th o f
c o u r t , h e w as in fo r m e d
C h i e f S c o t c h , th e r e w e r e
th a t th e p o lic e a n d s o l­
p e o p l e w h o w e r e al­
d ie r s w e r e h e a d in g f o r
r e a d y c l a i m i n g th e
th ron e. T h e y even ap ­
p r o a c h e d th e B o p go v e rn ­
t e n t o w h a t w a s s a id a t
h is k raal.
W h e n th e a r m e d
f o r c e s a rriv e d at the
m e n t f o r t h e p o sitio n .
te r v e n e d to s a v e th e life
k r a a l th e y b ro k e d o w n
o f th e s p y .
th e c h i e f s o f f i c e d o o r s
“ T h e r o y a l fa m ily
a n d t h e t r ib e d is m is s e d
a n d r e m o v e d all his
th e g ov e rn m e n t’ s ap ­
t o b e t h e ir c h i e f -
as it
w a s t h e w is h o f C h i e f
E X PO SED . . . Bop
d r e s s a m e e t in g o f h is
in g f o r n ew s fr o m th e
p o in t e e . T h e y w a n t e d m e
HASHCM D
W h i l e in e x i le t h e
c h i e f a p p l ie d t h r o u g h
L a w y e rs fo r H u m a n
R ig h t s t o a d d r e s s a m e e t ­
m an w as a B o p spy.
T h e spy, on e IW M as h o m o , t o ld t h e m e e t ­
in g t h a t h e w a s s e n t t o lis ­
t h e m e e t in g ,” h e s a id .
T h e c h i e f s a id h e in ­
■
A t t h e t im e o f g o i n g •
to p ress th e B o p g o v e r n ­
m ent h ad not respon d ­
e d t o q u e s t io n s f r o m C i t y