Kgosi Malope II ties the knot
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Tuesday October 11, 2022 06:00
The wedding kick started at the Kanye main kgotla where all cultural wedding procedures were done.
This is where women in shawls (dijale) sung and danced in celebration of their new queen.
The wedding could not be complete if they did not sing songs like ‘tsatsi ke le le ba le beile kgakala’, ‘segonyana sa metsi’ and others.
The women looked stunning in blue German print dresses highlighted with pink while men decided to go for khakhi outfits. The wedding day turned out to be glorious.
It was a celebration of not only love and happiness but it also marked a strong relationship between Batswana ba ga Ngwaketse and Basotho who brought in sego sa metsi (daughter-in-law) who is now the new queen of Bangwaketse. The venue echoed sounds of ululations from both families and friends. There were also joyful wedding songs sung for the couple.
The royal wedding could have not been complete without fashion. Everyone more especially the ladies made sure to make a statement with their breathtaking outfits. Each person displayed their personality through their beautifully tailored leteisi that has evidently become a traditional fabric for both nations. However, it is known as shweshwe in Lesotho.
The whole marquee and decoration were white, which signifies purity and colourful flowers that gave the event a sweet aroma and added life to the venue. Even the floor of the marquee was white.
The chairs collaborated with the colour of the flowers; there were Champaign pink and gold. The deco people obviously did a great job as everything was simply elegant. There was plenty of food.
The true Setswana wedding could not be complete without ‘seven colours’ meal and sweets (desert). The menu had a mixture of traditional cuisine and the modern one.
They served foods like bogobe jwa lerotse, samp with beans, sugar beans, rice, beetroot, green salads, butternuts, beef stew, fried beef, chicken, pounded meat (seswaa) and there was a game meat too. As it is African belief, ga gona mokete o senang mana, the community that gathered at the event went home fully satisfied after eating too much meat. Local artists in the likes of Ditiro, Mmaratwa, Shanty Lo, Fifi Afrika and others made the day even more fun with splendid performances.
The wedding would have not been complete without a poem and Serurubele served Kgosi and the Mohumagadi with a beautiful poem. One of Kgosi Malope’s uncles from Lesotho told the gathering that his nephew always told him he wanted to marry a woman from Lesotho where he originates. He explained that the marriage was blessed before church and therefore God blessed it.
He also told the gathering that they advised him on what was wanted and not in a marriage. “I thank Basotho more especially my wife’s family for giving me a beautiful wife. I thank my President for always pushing me to marry.
I could not sleep because he would always ask me when am I getting married but I can assure you, I am now a married man. I will never have a problem with my wife for not remembering her birthday because it is on October 3, the same day my father kgosi Seepapitso IV passed away,” he said.
According to the best lady, Nthabiseng Malada, the new queen has lots of friends because she is a loving person. She described Maseitsebi as a strong person who has been through the worst but always found humour even in difficult situations and a breast cancer survivor.
She also said she was a hard worker that loved farming and advised her to use her God given talent to feed her community. Dignitaries that graced the wedding included President Mokgweetsi Masisi and first lady Neo Masisi, Kgosi Puso Gaborone and wife, Kgosi Seepapitso IV's wife, Kgosi Mosadi Seboko of Ga Malete, Kgosi Sediegeng Kgamane and Kgosi Tshipe Tshipe, former MPs Kentse Rammidi and Patrick Masimolole among others.