At the heart of a dispute for the headman-ship at Bapo Ba Mogale, a community in North West, is a land allocation process that leaves villagers stranded.
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Mar 28 2017
Public Protector Mkhwebane promises report on Bapo’s lost millions by the end of April
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane promised in her first meeting with the Bapo Ba Mogale community of North West this week that she would finalise and issue a report on the five-year long investigation into the alleged looting of the mine-hosting community’s resources by the end of April. She told a rowdy gathering of around 500 …
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Sep 02 2016
Say which of these facts are not true
NORTH West Premier Supra Mahumapelo accuses me of “startling untruths” (Dr Claassens is unfair, July 26) but does not specify what these are. I reiterate the following facts and invite the premier to point out which are not true.
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Jul 25 2016
Bapo chief and Marikana’s missing millions
A report on a forensic investigation has revealed that the biggest single share of the money mining firm Lonmin paid to the community around its Marikana mine went towards a new palace for Kgosi Bob Edward Mogale, chief of the Bapo Ba Mogale community.
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Jul 22 2016
Radio debate on Lonmin deal shut down
On Thursday, a crowd of around 150 people, including members of the Bapo Ba Mogale Traditional Council, forced Madibeng FM, a community radio station in Brits, to cancel a live interview with critics of the community’s leadership.
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