Setlagole
Setlagole
Se tla a gola | |
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  Setlagole | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′13″S 25°07′01″E / 26.287°S 25.117°ECoordinates: 26°17′13″S 25°07′01″E / 26.287°S 25.117°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| Municipality | Ratlou |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.78 km2 (11.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,452 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.4% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 91.7% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 2773 |
| Area code | 018 |
Setlagole (Se tlaa gola) is a historical Setswana village next to the N18 in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
The inhabitants are part of the Batswana Nation and during King Tau's reign the inhabitants adopted Tholo (khudu) as their totem. they refer to each as Mokgopa, Modiboa, Noto e.tc.
Barolong were known for their iron-smelting skill throughout Southern Africa.
The House of Letsapa of Barolong BooRatlou Ba ga Kgosi Seitshiro(ii) is the reigning royal house in Setlagole (itself a cadet branch of the Ratlou) and it has active royal families in Setlagole and in Kraaipan. The Letsapa house remains the rightful heir apparent house in the succession line to the Barolong throne to this day. In a system governed by some form of primogeniture that favors male heirs. The heir apparent to Seitshiro(i) died without an issue.
The Barolong royals left Taung under Ntinka, the younger brother of Tau. They settled in Dithakwaneng, and later Dithakong, where Ntinka died and was buried. They left Dithakong for Mamusa , and later Setlagole.
Ratlou succeded kingship in his early youth. Seleka became his regent and after the formal installation of Ratlou as King, Seleka became the Barolong prime Minister. After Ratlou died there was disagreement between the heir apparent Seitshiro(i) and the heir presumptive (Moriba).
Moriba's eligibility in the line of succession was displaced as he was regarded as the youngest son of Tau by the strict usage of traditional succession law as his mother was married to Tau shortly before Tau's death, although naturally, son of Ratlou.
The fierce battle between Moriba and Seitshiro (i) ended up splitting Ratlou further into two sub-clans.
When Ratlou died and was buried in Mosita. Modirwagale was appointed as regent for Seitshiro(i) while Moriba and Mokalaka separated from the majority.
Seitshiro (i) had a son who died without an issue and was succeded by Moshoeu. Moshoeu had several legitimate sons with Seitshiro(ii) being the eldest of his four legitimate sons.
After Moshoeu's death rivalry arose amongst his children. The heir apparent Seitshiro (ii) and his other children led by Matlhaku.
Seitshiro(ii) moved to Dithakong while Matlhaku became regent for his brother Segoro, who was now the pretender to the Barolong throne.
Matlhaku became a regent again for Segoro's son Kgosi(ii). Matlhaku was killed together with his brother Nketsang and cousin Motlhabane leaving Mongale as regent who was later murdered in Thaba Nchu.
Mokoto who was the pretender heir kgosi (ii)'s grand uncle became a regent and appointed himself as prime Minister. Kgosi (ii) named his eldest son Moshwete (After Robert Moffat) and later died after an attack by the Batlokwa of Manthatisi in Khunwana. Gontse was appointed as regent for the pretendership.
Letsapa succeded his father Seitshiro(ii) in Dithakong before moving to Shudintlhe and later settling in Modimong near Taung.
Moshwete went into service under some Europeans in the area now known as Potchefstroom then later moved to Modimong near Taung then shortly after he went back to seek employment in the area now known as Potchefstroom. At this point Masisi (son of Matlhaku) inherited the regency pretendership from Matlhaku at Mocwi oa Petlwana.
After an attack by Paul Kruger & Andried Pretorius the Letsapa moved to the South of the area now known as Vryburg then later moved back to Shudintlhe were they were joined by Gontse.
Masisi who was a regent to the absentee Moshwete died in Modimong shortly after sending Gontse's son (Phoi) to a conference in Buurmansdrift between the Batswana Chiefs and a commission of the transvaal Republic to come to an understanding on the question of land boundaries.
Even when there was a legitimacy dispute between the Seitshiro(ii) and the Segoro descendants, Moshwete being accessible to the colonial powers was installed as Barolong King by the colonial powers and through this installation and colonial recognition the colonial powers were able to legitimase the annexation of tribal land.
The remaining areas of the last Barolong head- quarters Setlagole include sections such as Shaleng, Lokaleng, Ga-Letsapa,Thoteng,Lopapeng, Tuka,New Stance, Mokoto,Thutlwane, Setlwatlhwe, Kgothu, Neighbouring farms e.tc
History[]
Battle of Mosita[]
From Setlagole the Barolong and Bahurutshe launched their own hit-and-run attacks into the Rustenburg and Schoonspruit as well as southern Marico districts.
Thereafter, Setlagole became a staging post for raids on Boer farms in the western Tranvaal. A surviving Boer document records the loss of 287 cattle from eight Schoonspruit farms during one such foray."[2][3]
Megabreccia outcrops[]
"A 25 to 30 km wide magnetic anomaly within the >2.79 Ga granite-greenstone rocks of the northwestern Kaapvaal Craton is spatially associated with megabreccia outcrops near the village of Setlagole in the North West Province, South Africa. The breccia comprises angular to rounded ciasts of TTG gneisses, granites and granodiorites, with lesser amounts of amphibolite, calc-silicate rock and banded iron-formation as well as unusual dark grey to black, irregular, centimetre- to decimetre-sized ciasts that show evidence of fluidal behaviour and plastic deformation during incorporation into the breccia."[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Setlagole". Census 2011.
- ^ Ramsay, Jeff (2019-01-14). "The Battle Of Mosita (Part 1)". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Ramsay, Jeff (2019-01-21). "Battle Of Mosita (Part 2)". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Anhaeusser, C. R.; Stettler, E.; Gibson, R. L.; Cooper, G. R. J. (2010-12-01). "A POSSIBLE MESOARCHAEAN IMPACT STRUCTURE AT SETLAGOLE, NORTH WEST PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA: AEROMAGNETIC AND FIELD EVIDENCE". South African Journal of Geology. 113 (4): 413–436. doi:10.2113/gssajg.113.4.413. hdl:2263/16882. ISSN 1012-0750.
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