Chief warns of fake land claimant

Chief Lleka Kekana, centre, with sub Chiefs Simon Mogoebane and Phenias Legodi speak about fake land claims. Picture: Oupa Mokoena

Chief Lleka Kekana, centre, with sub Chiefs Simon Mogoebane and Phenias Legodi speak about fake land claims. Picture: Oupa Mokoena

Published Sep 29, 2016

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Pretoria - Bogus royal families have gone behind the back of paramount chief of the Amandebele-a-Moletlane tribe, Chief Lleka Kekana, and clinched business deals in the name of his tribe.

Chief Kekana told the media and community representatives on Wednesday about an alleged bogus tour by government officials, along with a fake land claimant chief in Hammanskraal.

The tour took place on Sunday, and Kekana said he felt undermined and disrespected by such acts.

People claiming to be from another Kekana tribe assisted foreign nationals in conducting a public meeting and tour around Mogolegelo area, north of the city, he said.

The tour was meant to inform the community about a proposed massive factory construction in the area. The visitors were believed to be from Asia.

Kekana came out guns blazing, saying he had been too lenient in the past, hence fake land claimants had the audacity to administer a public meeting of such an enormous project.

“I hold the tile deeds to the land they want to build their projects on. Who are they to think they can just come on to my land and do as they please?”

Kekana also dismissed the rumour that the land he owned in Hammanskraal, including Sekampaneng, Kanana and Suurman, belonged to the state. “This land belongs to the royal family.”

He said he didn’t oppose the proposed project because it could potentially create job opportunities in the area. “Development is welcomed only if the shareholders follow protocol and come to me first.”

Earlier this month, the chief donated land in Stempaneng for the construction of a new government hospital. It will be on land recently surrounded by controversy, after it was grabbed and occupied by local squatters.

Two men died during skirmishes between the Red Ants and the squatters in May, and the impasse was resolved after provincial and local government spoke to the squatters and undertook to take care of their homelessness.

Kekana said he looked at the interests of the community and realised a project of this nature would create jobs and provide the community with sustainability.

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