INAUGURATION OF CHIEF TE MASHILE

INAUGURATION OF CHIEF TE MASHILE

Chief Tebogo Ephraim Mashile of Mashilane Traditional Council has been inaugurated officially during a function held in Matibidi in the Thaba Chweu Municipality on Friday.

The function was attended by the local community and several dignitaries amongst them, Chairperson of the Mpumalanga House of Traditional Leaders, Kgoshi Mathibela Mokoena, Executive members of the house and traditional leaders from Mpumalanga and Thaba Chweu Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr Bafana Ncongwane..

Mathibidi has been without a chief for a long time.

Kgoshi Mokoena handed over a certificate of recognition to Chief Mashile. He further read a message of support on behalf of MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) in Mpumalanga, Hon. Refilwe Mtshweni who could not attend due to other commitments.

In his message of support, Kgosi Mokoena commended Mpumalanga Premier, Hon. David Mabuza for his efforts to restore the dignity of traditional leaders. Mokoena referred to the establishment of the Committee on Disputes and Claims on Traditional leadership aimed at investigating cases of claims and disputes. The committee has so far finalized 112 claims and is dealing with 50 outstanding cases which must be concluded by December 2015.