State of Morafe as at 20 November 2010
Bakwena Ba Mogopa, morafe wa bo Rraetsho Mogolo, ntetleng go le dumedisa mo mosong wa gompieno. Ke boitumelo mo go nna gore re bo re kopane ka tsela e. Ke itumetse fa lo tlile ka makatlanamane.
TRADITIONAL COUNCIL
Fa ke tsena mo tirong ka ngwaga wa 2009, ke fitlhetse borre le bomme ba ba neng ba dira le Rremogolo Segwagwa Mamogale jaaka Traditional Council. Ke ne ke solofetse tlhatlho mo go bone gore ke tle ke itse go dira tiro bonolo, ke solofetse pontsho mo go bona. Tsholofelo e ne e le gore ba na le maitemogelo a tsamaiso ya ditiro tsa morafe.
Mang le mang o a itse gore ke fitlhetse puso e tlisitse Administrator Ngubane go thusa go lolamisa tsamaiso. Ditshwetso dingwe di tserwe ke Traditional Council mmogo le Administrator. Ga go se nka se buang thata ka ga Administrator Ngubane. Se nka se buang ka Traditional Council ke gore ka 2009, ba tsene workshop e mabapi le tsamaiso. Mo workshopong e, gwa lemosiwa Traditional Council fa go tlhokega appointment ya CEO go tlhamalatsa tsamaiso ya ditiro tsa morafe. Traditional Council e tsere tshwetso ya gore go thapiwe CEO, mme morago ba dira katlanegiso (recommendation) ya gore Acting CEO e thapiwe. Se ke se itumelelang ke gore ga se maloko otlhe a Traditional Council a a neng a amega. Se se ntlisa mo kitsisong ya gore Traditional Council e feleletswe ke tiro ka 24 September 2010. Tiro ka se sebaka ke e pataganetse le Dikgosana le Ditlhogo tsa dikgoro.
A re ithuteng gore fa re tlhopa maloko a Traditional Council, re tlhope batho ba re nang le bonnete ba gore ba tla direla morafe ka botswapelo; a re se ba tlhope ka mabetwa pelo, fela re lebelele gore dikgatlhegelo tsa morafe di tla nna tsona di fitlhisang maloko mo ditshwetsong tse di tla tsewang. Go ya ka gazette e e buang ka ditlhopo tsa Traditional Council, Bakwena Ba Mogopa ke HOT SPOT e e lebanweng ke a special task team to oversee the elections. Gopolang sentle gore ditlhopo tsa Traditional Council mo Sekweneng ga se bothata, bothata ke gore e e neng e le teng e sa le ya tsenwa ka bogare. Ke emetse puso gore e itlhalose gore maikaelelo a yona ke eng; ke lebaka lefe le le Dirang gore re bidiwe Hot Spot; go solofetswe eng mo go rona. Dikarabo tsa puso di tshwanelwa ke go kwalwa; ditshwetso di se ka tsa tsewa re sa tlhaloganye gore go lebilwe kae; ke lo tshepisa gore fa puso e fetsa go itlhalosa maikelelo a yona, babueledi ba tla re lemosa dikgato tse re tla tshwanelwang ke go di tsaya.
ACTING CEO
Mabaka a Acting CEO a eme ka tsela e: contract e re nang le yona ke ya dingwaga tse pedi. Ka mabaka a nka se kgoneng go a tlhagisa mo phatlalatseng, re fitlhele mo sebakeng sa gore rre Ranamane a beelwe kwa thoko sebakanyana. Re mo mabakeng a gore a tsene theetso kgalemo(Disciplinary Hearing). Mo sebakeng se ga a sa tlhole a emela morafe gope. Baitse ba molao ba nthutile gore go na le Professional Privilege. Se se re ruta gore dilo dingwe ga re di buwe gongwe le gongwe. Ke tla lo itsise mo tsamaong ya nako ka ditlamorago tsa this process. Fa nka se bue ka metseletsele ya dikopano tse Acting CEO a di rulagantseng le maloko a gagwe a Traditional Council, ke tla be ke dirile phoso e kgolo. Metseletsele e ya dikopano e ne e sa e e itsiweng ke Kgosi le Traditional Council. Disciplined members of the Council were not part of this charade. Ke itse le gore bangwe ba losika lwa Bogosi ba ne ba bolelela batho gore mongwe mo go bona ke Kgosi le fa morafe o sa itse fa ene yoo a ipeile kgosi; ke itse gore e bile o ne a tlhoma dikgosana; ke a itse gore ba laetse batho ba kwa Rabokala gore mebu e ba e gelelang e se ke ya tlhola e duelelwa kwa kgotleng; mme ebile go mongwe yo ba dirang le ene mo kgotleng ya Hebron yo go tweng a newe madi a mebu. I am taking legal advice on this matter.
COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATIONS
Molao o tlisitse ditheo tse di itsegeng jaaka CPA’s. Re na le CPA ya Bethane le metse e e mabapi – Ngwana a Dirane, le CPA ya Moduane le metse e e mabapi – HKR. Ke rata go akgola HKR ka tsamaiso ya bona e e lolameng. Thuso e ba nang le yona mo morafeng ke e e kgatlhisang. Se se monate ke gore dithoto tsa morafe tse di leng mo diatleng tsa bona di tlhokometswe ka kelotlhoko le botswerere. Ke itumedisiwa ke gore diproject tse ba leng mo go tsona di dirwa ka interest from their prudent investments. The principal amount of R 46 million plus is still intact; actually it is growing annually even if they are funding projects to uplift the community.
On the other hand, the same can not be said about Ngwana a Dirane. Ke setse ke amogetse memorandum o o tlisang a vote of no confidence on its Executive. Ke amogetse boipelaetso go maloko mangwe a morafe a a kobiwang from the properties under the control of Ngwana a Dirane. Ke lemositswe fa go ise go tsenelwe ditlhopo go ya ka ditlhokego tsa molao. Nako e fitlhile gore mathata a a bakangwe. Fa Ngwana a Dirane a tlhoka thuso, thuso eo, is readily available. The Department of Land Affairs is just a call away to rectify the situation. The tenets of the Public Finance Management Act must be implemented as we are dealing with Public Finances and Assets.
MINING INTERESTS
- BA MOGOPA PLATINUM INVESTMENT
- The interest of Bakwena Ba Mogopa in Impala is held through Ba Mogopa Platinum Investment. A Trust was created to manage this interest. Each of the sub villages i.e. Hebron and Jericho, and finally Bethanie, must be represented in the Trust. The Trustees must then appoint Directors to manage the day to day affairs of the Company. There is a lot of progress from this partnership. Drilling at the site is at an advanced stage; the power station is complete. A new CLO (Community Liason Officer) has been appointed, who will inform the community of the needs in a very short space of time, including when work will commence. This means that the plight of our youth is about to be answered as the job creation that we have been waiting for, for so long is just an eye blink away. Watch this space
- XSTRATA The Xtrata transaction is about to be closed. I am reassured that the transaction will be closed before Christmas. Similar to the Afplats transaction, a Trust has been created.
- • MKR The CPA of Hebron Kgabalatsane and Rabokala registered MKR as one of the mining companies of Bakwena Ba Mogopa. A lot of work has been done from this front, to the effect that licences have been issued. The Department of Mineral Resources is of the view that work should have started a long time ago. There is, however, the issue of ensuring that legitimate people will benefit from the proceeds of this company. Ke maswabi go bega gore go na le mathata a bo Mabina go tsholwa. The present Directors need to be looked into. The quality of the decisions they have taken leaves much to be desired. They have appointed entities that the office of Kgosi knows nothing about; entities that are going around trying to claim assets of Bakwena Ba Mogopa. For an example, one of these entities has tried to set up a meeting for Tuesday (23 November) with Kelgran Granite. This entity purports to be representing the Traditional Council. Gopolang gore Traditional Council ga e sa tlhole e le mo tirong, mme go na le puo e e reng Traditional Council e batla go kopana le Kelgran Granite. Ke na le nnete ya gore le buisa dikuranta. Mo go e nngwe ya dikuranta, go kile ga begiwa gore MKR e batla go dirisa lefatshe la bareki ba Oskraal. Itseng gore maloko (Directors) a e leng a maleba a MKR a tshotse bosupi jo bo tswang kwa Land Affairs gore tiro e tla dirwa mo lefatsheng la Sekwena. Bareki ba Oskraal ba bontshitswe bopaki ba gore naga ya bona ga e kitla e amiwa ke ditiro tsa MKR. Fa ba na le kgatlhego ya go dirisa lefatshe la bona, ga go yo o ba ganetsang go dira jalo.
Ke setse ke tlhalositse gore tiro e ntsi e dirilwe. Investors are ready to start with the drilling process. Mo sebakeng se, I am taking legal advice. Ke kopa lo nne malala a laotswe mabapi le tsa moepo o o tsamaisiwang ke MKR.
OBSTACLES IN THE ADMINISTRATION
Go na le dikgoreletsi di le mmalwa mo tsamaisong ya morafe. Go na le bangwe ba ba ntseng ba ipha matlapa kwa Makolokwe. Rre Martin More le kgotla ya gagwe ba ne ba ntshitse matlho dinameng, mme ba lemoga lebaka le. Ba kgalemile, mme ke gatelela gore tse ke ditiro tsa bana ba Bakwena. Ikgogeleng morago mo mabakeng a tshwana le a.
Go na le ba ba saenelang tiriso ya madi ba se na dithata. Ke bua ka leloko la lapa la Bogosi. Yo ke buang ka ene yo, o tsamaya a ipitsa kgosi.
Go na le ba ba rekisang ditene ko Kgabalatsane le Hebron. Go na le ba ba rekisang ditlhare mo nageng ya Kgabalatsane. Ikgogeleng morago.
Go na le ba ba dirisang dikoloi tsa morafe ba se na tetla, ba ya dikopanong tse di sa itsiweng ke Kgotla; le lona fela jalo ikgogeleng morago.
RESTRUCTURING OF THE OFFICE
Go kile ga tlhomiwa Hendler Commission fa ke ne ke santse ke tsena sekolo. One of the recommendations of the Commission was that the Administration of Bakwena Ba Mogopa should be revamped. The process has started, and hopefully will be in place come February 2011. An announcement will be made in due course
RESIDENCE OF KGOSI
We are all aware that Bakwena Ba Mogopa is a Traditional Community that is led by a Traditional Leader. Mme le ka Letsatsi le, Kgosikgolo ya Bakwena Ba Mogopa e santse e busa morafe wa Bakwena ka manno e le kwa toropong ya Brits. Ke makgetlo a le mantsi mo dikopanong tsa rona tsa semorafe, bana le bagolo ba Bakwena bakopa bakhubame ka mangwele bare “KGOSI RE KOPA GORE OTLE GAE”. Ka letsatsi le, ke eema fa pele ga lona Bakwena, ke lo itsise gore dithulaganyo tse di maleba tsa go rulaganya madulo a Kgosi mo Motseng, disemolotse. Re solofela ga ngwaga wa 2011 o simolola, go bo go fedile ka ntlha e.
KGOSI’S STUDIES
As you are all aware of the disturbing history that had come upon us since the year 2003 after the passing away of His Royal Highness, My Father Kgosikgolo LRDD Mamogale. I was still considered a minor to can take over as the heir to the throne. I was later forced by the reality of the situations to can come and be in office after I had reached the age of 18years by law and had completed my Matric. Today I know that there is an expectation for me to further my studies. I am not in dispute of that but only on condition that the office of Bakwena Ba Mogopa is properly administered and staffed shall I be able to further my studies.
WAYFORWARD
- The process has unfolded and the Gorvernment Gazzette has been published and the date for the elections of putting the new Traditional Council has been scheduled to the 7 December 2010.
- Resolution meeting shall be held during the January 2011 and the date is still to be confirmed in the office of Kgosikgolo, those who have interest can send motions to be tabled at that meeting.
- Annual General Meeting will also be held in the coming year of 2011, date to be confirmed.
- Nomination meetings of trustees into the different business trusts shall also take during the coming January/February.
- An asset of morafe that was used as an official transport of the late His Royal Highness, my father Kgosikgolo LRDD Mamogale has been recovered from Lesotho after it had been Hijacked in 2007 from the official driver of Kgosi Rre Magadan.
PULA AE LE NELE BAKWENA BA MOGOPA…!!!
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