Comments on Zulumathabo on the Internet: The History of Makholokoe - Part I

Lekgolkwe! Lahlaba kgoho ka lemao! Kethabela hofum...

2009-12-21T08:21:08.369-08:00

Lekgolkwe! Lahlaba kgoho ka lemao! Kethabela hofumana tse tswang howena Lekgolokwe leletle. Your grandfather was right and I respect him greatly for imparting the cultural richness of Makgolokwe to you.

Renale mokgatlo obitswang Makholokoe hoFacebook. Ke eletsa hore okenelle hotla kopana leMakgolokwe a mang. Hape haselemo setlang sefela reikemiseditse hophutheha mmoho leMakgolokwe amang Gauteng.

Reyaleboha ngwaneso ka lerato laMakgolokwe.
Vusi

Dumelang Makholokwe a matle. My name Dineo Moloi...

2009-12-21T03:56:09.550-08:00

Dumelang Makholokwe a matle.

My name Dineo Moloi, ke lekholokwe le hlaba kgoho ka lemao ka setonong,ke re morena ke hlabile.

Ke tsele ke tshela noka e phodile.

I am grateful to part of this clan, My grandfather said i should say setono not sebonong, hobane kgoho e nale setono.

Dear Lucky your feedback is appreciated. It gives ...

2009-06-24T09:27:21.026-07:00

Dear Lucky your feedback is appreciated. It gives me great joy when the sons and daughters of the Makgolokwe take interest in their historical origins. Stay tuned as I will be posting more info at sometime in the future. Please invite others to check out these pages.

Reyadithabela ditaba tseo Lekgolokwe leletle lahlaba kgoho kalemao!!!

I am very pleased with your contribution on the Ma...

2009-06-24T02:40:27.763-07:00

I am very pleased with your contribution on the Makgolokwe subject. It has raised my level of understanding and curiosity on the Makgolokwe genealogy and in particular the Moloi family. I would like to know more on King Wetsi's lineage and how the Moloi name came about.

Dumela Lekholokoe leletle. Your comment is appreci...

2009-03-20T03:19:00.000-07:00

Dumela Lekholokoe leletle. Your comment is appreciated. The Makholokoes are among the most admirable and beautiful people. Let me make a few remarks as follows:

First of all, thank you for coming to the Zulumathabo on the Internet blog and I am glad that you found useful information here with respect to the great people of Makholokoe, the descendents of the great King Wetsi of Wetsishooek later renamed QwaQwa by those who sought to wipe out the history of the formidable and proud Makholokoe.

I agree with you that there is a lack of information. There are many reasons why there is a shortage of information some of which have to do with the colonial system’s policy of deliberately erasing the history of the African natives and supplanting that with Eurocentric history. In the case of the Makholokoe, this policy of erasing and suppressing historical memory was perpetrated mainly by the Afrikaner settlers who waged an unprovoked war against the Makholokoe King Wetsi in 1856 which resulted in the theft of the Makholokoe’s land and later renamed QwaQwa. What was then Naha ya Makholokoe became known as Wetsieshoek and later QwaQwa. I have already referred to the Mopeli family who contributed greatly to the erasing and suppressing of this history on account of their alliance with the invading Afrikaners.

Addressing some of the points you raised, I would like to say there is no need to blame your grandfather. I can understand why you would feel this way and those feelings are legitimate but not justified but as children of a conquered people we will never understand what our people went through. Your grandfather did what he felt he had to do. The structure of the economy at the time (and still today) rendered it nearly impossible for the African families to gather and preserve their historical records in order to pass them on to their children. These records, including the oral historians, were mostly destroyed and there was nothing to pass on. If you look at my new blog article The Great Xhosa Prince Meligqili, you will understand why this was the case. I count myself among the most fortunate because my folks took me to a traditional African society where I learnt from the traditional African experts of African civilization. In my book A Goodbye To My Little Troubles I pay deserved tribute to these great wisdom keepers.

I don’t agree with the statement of your grandfather’s lack of education because I think you are referring to a Western form of education. Today the only form of education that is recognized is that of Western schools. A lot of African people in those days and earlier acquired their education via traditional learning systems which were very impressive institutions of learning even though they were never recognized by the colonial authorities. It was part of the strategy of the conquerors to oppress and steal the mind of an African native by separating him or her from the indigenous learning systems. However, I understand how it was difficult in this case for information to be shared as it should have been.

Finally I suggest you join the Facebook group Makholokoe and you will meet other Makholokoes there.

Reyaleboha Lekgolokwe leletle.
Vusi

I am of the makholokoe clan, but I must confess th...

2009-03-18T03:09:00.000-07:00

I am of the makholokoe clan, but I must confess that I am a bit concerned that there is not enough information available out there.Theres lack of enough information regarding particularly my family.I blame my great grandfather for this because they'd go and work for white people and dessert their famlies. My grandfather therefore never had enough information to pass on to us .He only told me that his father came from the Transvaal but with lack of education he could not say which part of the TVL, east , north or what . He told us that we are those of Khoasi. My surname is Mphuthi . Anybody whith some info please help .