u
th a reso lu tio n o f th i a c o n flic t toe mlwofl. only om*
rofclwa, and th a t in the fa c t of the. pao;>la of ViiKasarmyr
in Jobcjpc*s cas»s w~t r o t oving nil© clinca V> hi»cu
Thia i s no Iflc'^tw tha m \m f but the s o tto r of lat«r,> tev?ii»i
r« a .'i ,c..
j o b w ri x*r&ad ii*a 'n c U M t l w 1 of tha l.nrtw At
iraaant tlr ; +i«k5 ‘ r
aa tt»© f in a l
itato** )6C 1 to tho a
t of
aaa i. hi* '.wopcr. * o! ^ o litio a l
to r is l
» H w
A ta rri-
In 19$3 he tawvsht a oaoa against
HAttto fca a-MShinff I ’M , t? t ’w aaat of tfw b ^ r^ a ry , th a t
%rs.a not h ia own.
l a fa c t K&tata '*rr**m'*lly vna only am of
tbo«a ao t>lr« .vbir, V»t tha oaae v?« bro^-ht aoainat him *a
the pffT'»on rer? <nnihla fo r h i: ouhjoct*? la f'.ttc.ra oant’i n ; I jvJL u .* .
i4t*ia drawing on <svla oo'WjuiM .vj oridenoc
lac^mly «t>iwto* fro {Ait oo»«rt daoiaiena* Jobor* m *
u%maxt <d tha o > a rad r.'-t e t r wen ordai*ad to %dtl)4sw«
ia
i,-no.>H?. th ia order ufctil 1X-A wten Je ter* e»we hia o tio e of
I'u rtsw l*.-,v 1 ac'Jon.
n*»ete *<** now tJn * i of theaa p«A»
oaadin«e uirt knew th at ha canid not wi-..
•» t ’vwnafora
x/rutsXiaA to withdraw a f te r tha harvoat i f Jobora would drop
tha otjm. A fb iv t h i -.
htox-fO aa a te li i l l
Jobero
died JT W
but In .j*ril 19&> ha
a
weak in »'oa;*ital.
Kty.^in ; th ,t Jobflc.-o nyJM v*\*. ly be auooaede by hia wife,
who h.id v irtu a lly
aaperienoe in ornr*t j«rs»»*“!tntfa# n tata
wai» «ciljoldvr»4 ^ er.itlnu* jOio^ f i/vf an •h ill'd *a aida of
V * atv m r f nsiti. hr* #<^ti rated to r»o
VUbathe hea not '.surenad the enaa
to t la day.
hira.
4>
wo* frw in te d b> ' o#>*h>8he* I ri* headline: <mrr t »
vhol* of the
«r k r p
shh
okhocHau, Valley V welt a* ovtrr
wHTrourv'ilnj i t .
U/n«AL4 *nd his Xim foilovrjd. etf’stjjntina is at.\tlule and
t'*toc® irt nthi*v?
«h*y ramined In spite
of a,?,**.!» to return to the hendujwhi > uf tor
• ►Uxithowija*^ de^th.
Vj.t
W
- ' J. tar* ' ,:v.tK-Tsv '« e»*oo!rt wtiU th ird born
«*u*, aXUr UUlU*. but naXilmv uuoc«»WI
bec&uee (n eaiaally ) t!v«y
i^ ritittia o d
th e ir f a th e r 's n -d crli^ to hi* socand
i l l , ehtbe cHIlarer. too* precede***.
*
, eucoeedwd * -tiit oaru . cut t>vo the taem» inder Ai»cu*i*ion (lakhei^UttC Ja i'liilApi ) to "«i» your*^*
e r U vtt** H iillp i*
(l& tm lag io r th* n»o-
ont U*i lt* > l di£.4*te. )
. ‘ r ,V„?. l e f t
0«-tctf .oai,
kill vent to U vs ir. the aowr.taine.
k-JXU I **u* Vi9 f i r s t Dftiteer of V* ***> *fcV«* uentlv m * A
Ciftor M r.
M f M W I , W ire IMM !* • *enl«»» «v>n,
00*4
*r.A-~. "
'
.
hire .*uc-
' d hi* fflthurr, hut pi+frfoor.efid rtiw.
mm of *»i*e%H—W. »»• %«• yeere *14 when
»tlU pl di»dv *rid he wnfi t's* ri fitfu l heir,
e di*c *t to*
of el ittoon, ho**¥W, aa&
did m t uuoc**tf to the riea&ttsne'iiy.
MARS , «ooond won of t t i i l i p i , aieo gwedwmeed hia fa th e r.
(JENEALOGY WO-1
4.
v."’' "
" rnt» nrt£ noart in lino sftw
*
1 I'iOt'X.!,, t W V f he Jr.41 at tJW n.30 of
©IrjuUeri.
Jrhero tUed la l ? 6 0 and m a cue-
oooAjiI iry hit uif«r.
I 11.
in Jotujama'* ■“
i.int
i til tilfl aon, fto t . t *olk'&T
coualdw A
xoalletie oholftoa for Ju» hoadBKmoftip*
” , tl.# fcwtb«r after
lilt
i : « rillac« bout on tho
rjlatO.IU to tbs iSOlith O* •"k'Xi'JVTtC*
'i« 0 C
’>© hii*? « 9 Uibll» rad hi ?*»lf 'oo nroly in thmt
cam ffinfl 1 » tho ri?>t iieirS mum of t>*? oting
chiaf, it v«.: tHoujht Trnd-w to urine hiri
ta -5 J i
*vf otauola, m i n*cjrir<tl#<i
jrtJ :Ao ;nit
■
**.«.JC
duuth,
Jotorc ait * 'Mltable
' . •.
t V0 •
JPtJU* tfotooiw’o
.VitiKMKM
UUVtKli aocided
a^'lntt Jone -i, nuoii to £3io «!i-,^‘in of tils
fatten; HotiHilj,
J
# Hi hi# »o:Ul «K»4sS
hi ti»0 ii- W v' .JUO-WtfUiOtl*
*> i > not w*Xi lived in t »V»ok,to.Ttf* howver,
«oA iiJ uCLia ora »tiil too y o w j.
•«**. ;
* io c-r-oo last Ir li ’•*, it oat. ill
.•**! in JoMaw>*ntiurc,
a:x« In ihflrtfoa In#it Ible,
.iiO Man ohooa.
mi
'aetitif hootaon*, *inc« it wa* folt
that nhc fcsov tit*
lo on4 t*w oroa and had
tho awoop*. :.r„ » ility.
ftvr htur aowth tho
feoa/-inc.'?!? \1 1 1 ryf&rt tc •aooo*® lira*.
oro lo thus a wxrolwJtine
ooxsleo full hofcdhanrMp otatns.
wliich
47
cu.xjuxdto' oa
feL .i,
ai..c of
j vk .ui
> :
,
icci*. t*a
i:ia a/riae
ic
a 1
r K...axi«j
.1 „-•,/.»♦*: w»r fu-i ur ti-u , ewajdtf-a -*a «asu ?i»a-
«)*
jui
J*ia 0 4 y » c iV ha oatcrt, ext* la
lito «
irirtJ* I I ;
evaay
eonfltot laJfc<‘v. th*-. f-saily ui-r.jMM -xnt:*.
/.
A -xwo fori,JL dicir-3 v-u 2
Cia i«•»*,< aovatiip la **<*••
•rvod fu r r L U r counter.
•o l * w
*.
jrc-irw, of yhluh
Itfb^bjus ±ri .'X&iakhaoff fo r f i f t y
abfctlio ^.^a* 3 t~o j*aw twenty .us '.jis v tfc.
.•<* fjow -uca ..otiii„ a«„ujat* far a.n yoar.
jsitici.t to, oa: «« l«a«t ^m xlr.. «it ir.,
J.xir ourar£l^ v-s thcro-
iorc oomaldet‘<U>le 'j& vU-tuc u* xo;:^ aa-oci~,tio», «ad jcta ro~
i:~orcoc. by this obM oo cJ t*Lllticxml roLs aaeu u
:— lly -waJ.iit.ulo to ftfcaothn
of Uiuir «£ »•
ax® nor-
A ll jo b o re 'a
ueno
hi bia jftOTicuu wile hoc dlmi, <ii« dtsajhteru, hod amrlsd and
ltfit iUtuO, aid . ^~>u,c.*0 Loi'v; llO fcit.llrl>n^,
.aOLtCC tlXC r&lO
tii*t tao.it ^ooplu loo ; f o r w w j to In taair olu «^ o , that oi‘
twado ai 1 Xfc.o fuc H iuu,
_j eloucU to tlic 'i’*-i»ath04U«ka.
h \ ii.c-l, ^ '..U f vix^; r 6 1 . «- of -ft*
Joboro \km rolc.tod bj
witau: ti» Id-txalaip
and naxxiAjo to
aoat all of
t*io tivreo !Txr:.<lr©«? menibeee of hia oocTmnL%'9 no. t of f^iaw
46
tioe » »
iuita distant jxxl did not aff'sM hia 6 u l m (ueooe-
i&tloa with o ti^a
um
«• tftnawin.
i mention thee* point* u*-
Ctafik it la <
uuiU. reasonable to uJL ii. tim
oX . lokhokhe^f
tStiLl* V-& uv »% C.f'ulil V«iit to WX-.W & iXJic «S Utt‘«
i
>
t
4tU.'«llUg;
ai) 'Jot head *tn&hi{>.
Jobare und .AAatho ham both explicitly
vcru.'.izr<jd vhstlior their ?..<rj&bctftcy le worth ull tiie trouble it
(ffiaca*
Jobere wsu boon. Ln IS 1 <an& m.* the fixjv oX li«» brothers,
le ^^ndfatder me iJX i* >, t.<o flrut Swa&a&n of : .ofcrtokfrgrv^.
1 r*;-,vw Uixeoribed certain of the j^olitiCol evuat* tiiit took
plaoe during Vhlllpl*s ss&lse» t;a» results of vMoli wore a part
of Jobaru ’ e haorltaje, bat there was eastUur port which I have
act yet aer.tianed, wlJLch, xucoording to ouxrent opinion In
lakhokhOKj, Uu3 of jpesi 1 rfxirtiaoe ir Jobere'e life ,
wu* the definition of the bea«fciana.'iip oe given by
Concrete information on Itdlipi ia soiree.
Ms
"illipl.
.« died in l|?r-
eo ti*it only *• few i& sd and oftar. not very lucid lnfor Jauta
retietjbor his at «J1.
Joao of «y infarction eoraee fro:; a
written test wvLoh I oo^valeAiooed froa a» eld &umr c mjo ci the
l>to w,-rM chief, wlo ola'
te hive known ihlllpi intia*»teiy.
thilipi le e»\id to tat*» hud an otitetftRdin^ recitation for
hie knowledge of the law and for hie nklll lr. aettll>vj dio. utca.
a
we~ often o.sked to oaelet wei#:bearin& eklefe in ttielr
delibsnlows mi difficult c. ae®.
ia w&a appointed tut collect
or for the whole of hi* 3>*p*rior chief *a wtrd -
highly
rea^onslUo Job *t a tirse bofcrc ounsuaeo end t,wi.«ral ews®e»es»
of the necessity
for receipts;.
In
171C
he
4*
uohltTOd rxx*> wwo^.i fox hi* Jvajtwi of
allic oouu,
for U*w*> vorv *xrv±+Lx± u..-.jvj Jl l*.*ot «* *.t Che t im ,
4j-jj '.***.• u
7
»
* jwa; tiiloa
tttetlao.
u:i ;*.
c.ffi v: viU. u .i-.tloa.il rap-
It Vv-.v* 4.->t» tM • nxjjtli that
atasjtd w!von
h* ggew i tii M r :”rr-!T4fut*ywp la 1*1£.
a oJ w: l« V j yx t » hi;. crj -.icoV^r, tho \>i<5©v of
i'..<
Jobcax.
1
tr ■
’i.-i.o-*
I* ’
"a.
oojurtti- lufor -ti
:
w It
. .c-:^o I::,., t3 V ^ftolttodly
a«o Old with sn.va. ^ 2& <s f fotlrwwac.
jf
e»jch <*a oirVluotln •
V
.rt^-r, Jif/J&u,
« t r ,, tn»t nornlly th» vijorr <J-
•*
HooAtin;; lmid,
•« cr'oearain£
Jl»e troditioncil official «fcO«s fat* '■» »t> vtd'jfc tiie
hw.-xjb'jr. ..inti feo *>?*>soMt hla Li !\la i'bwucv*
awttsrj aa boundsury dispute with neighbouring hoadfton,
WhotfciX and wivere to install a now road, and eo an, will be
held over until tho return of th* headman hJatmlf.
In
oaeoa of taMQpMgr he may be askod to oooe hoae to .Jolw the
problon, or hie deputy, if ouffioiratly 1.iterate, nay write
to hie to oafc for instructions.
Jobere bad a tftd* 0 uduoaticn, and wss thus able to
MaumA a 'white oolUx job* aa clerk on the tsinee, tt ile
f&mvm froa . ofcboi..hon; labourod at &euial taefcs or. the
tdnaa, on fam e, in municipalitiea cr in industry,
ie
vug
better paid, aare reep*oted esoZ freer to look out on the
audsvn world and onjoy soae of its benefits than hi* corapatriots, '/ho were *o**o*ly literate, oould not understand
nglish, nod to&refora regained out off frosr. the courccpolitaa life around thee.
Jobcre worked at various clerical wind auall ad£inie-»
trutive job* in :xw^h Africa va. U 1940 wlaen ho
ined the
xi tieh arqy, a* did oany iiasotho, and 'went up . orth'.
ie *peut tir>* in i«oarth Afrtoa, the ; lddlo -ant end Italy,
<k*s» of it a* a ;>ri»on*r of Mar.
In 1946 h* wu* repatriated, and returned ’*Me to find
hi* grantaothar sick and feeble.
executed by M o *I<j>toaa*l
Jobore therefore decided to re-
Bain at hone, or at laart near '« » .
jrearo of age.
or dutioa were being
ie vaa now forty alv
Ilia wife had born hia five children, and
•i&ht year* previously he tied been 'cjaaottod1* aa a headaan.
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—
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inmn —
1'-**—m
m
*■
m
tm
m
m
rntm
*m
* In 193Ct the colonial ^vwrnownt caliet1 for a rejlsi-rfcti'.m of
all chiefs and h*udr«&tf wliooe msubers had syo%n ertrenely lars"
dua to the custcu of 'plaoln#;',
Jones (1551/ aaintain® that
'i.bout i of these tr;ailtlon.vl authorities
not caaett*’., *M L«
the position of ttooe who were wus aade eeou^e by afr.tolsi re«o^
niticm. (eee al*o App*r.llx 1)
51
RMNM factors were positive induoefaento for his to ranain in
Lottotlio.
In 194& Keaatoebetaebo died irul aiml t^iooualy
Jotore's wife booorao seriously ill.
A diviaer void that on
tiffin*? of Jofcsrs's, vhowa Irunband hud diod in tho w:ix,
woetod Joboro for haeaelft and tiwroforo bad :$.nn\ beer wl*h
evil aedloine in it to Jobere's wife*
Xhie mo daaoe-
strated to the satisfaction o* all pc*eent uber; the sick
vocdttod and produced » bundle of finows know ua 'lesika'
wJiioh ht4 caused tiis dunams.
*»t It was too late.
Just
before hor death Jaboxe's wife told hia that on no account
uu*fc he aorry the wens* she had tre-toU inr boor, hut that
ioewead he ahoul J ssnxry A&mt r^hatho : ooo, a sin. ;le wjuan
of »\iual sduoa&lon to hlaaelft and belongin', to a resected
fanily in a neurby villa.j*.
'2 my wore oorried lutor that
/ear.
After a briaf period with a land rwurveyintf teas In
Lesotho, Jobero becarse a court clerk, a pout Which eet hie
on a career tftioh lad to his appointment as a provident of
local ©carta in various porta of Lesotho* and vdtlsmtely ao
president of tha appeal court at
appeals fra
tare* loool oourts.
afeton&, vhloh dealt with
He retired from this
positlor. in 1<*&7» snd established ilneelf pextasuently in
' ekhokhOR#.
:y the tirjo of his retirement Jobore’a eons had all
died, the last in a &ine ivooidsrt.
chlldxen,
JhJLs wus one of tho zaajor dieappoin£kjmito in hie
life.
ilo ouoe said to •
house.
’*1 have no children.
1
*butho had borne no
you, of yllla^atre gathered at hia
1 do not voctft for >jyoe.U, for
old, nor do 1 work for an hair.
It lu for you that X
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'w
h t u h h
am
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k
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«
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5*
tar. *,>0ttdiJV? i'Or life utA 4gr taomaT.
In edte at' this element
of deajwAr JoWxe cujrriod out Ida duties with £?eat eneryy
and detMMbastion.
I have JumUouiKl t*V 'taantle' which Jobe*e Inherited
froc. hi* erondfatiier.
.ha set of «c*xrotuitions
U l i ;i
iuwfi
budH.
up In
hie
were an
tbs
v/iol«
r u a ^ta tb ly
of tJm
ii*n«3boe»cy
vclk
fu lfille d
r fd c h
h e «d t »n a h i;»
’qy Jobwra
i ' J l i p i ' s d a ir y ixtrd w *e a n l A U c d U a n o f h i s u i i c r s v i d i A g
jwtA *u.v9 U r / o f n o lora eooion>do yar otlot*,
nwterahip
Jofcero
of
& such
la r g s * oow m sdty that
to o , t h r o w n I d a & o , ;i o r w « i t o f
p r e s t i g i o u s £>oaitiaae
proved
h l r n e l f an
nd a
in :*/uUi
adopt
in
the
axi*s c u l t nr®
Jo to re wbui c o r t d i i l i
own in
u se d a o d e m a g r i c u l t u r d
llut
porht^
6
rnd
uill. i ’a
tl«e
and a non
wealthiest
ijsthods,
motet o u t s t a n d in g and w e ll- r a
o b a r a o t r r l a id o , an d one o n w hich a l l
cod
in Lesotho had
of vide ex'^vrleoos.
m khakhorj£
<rf i d s
that of Iokhotc. mg*
rwaponalbl*
t fc lc *. an d
w h it *
aynbol
sobered
ny infortxmta ore
screed, was his Jmewleilij© of ar*d ssdll in t»— • »•
^sony
tioaru of ebeezT&tion at Jobore'a oourt und detailed exaalnatloo
of aaeoe in Which hu m s involvud,
that hs had appar
ently inherited his eymvdfatimr'* adeptnssc, and that auoh
of hie politiaJ *trs?vth lay in his formidable reputation
as a legal udvora ry.
-lany of »gr inforaanto told ne Wait
Very voxv definitely determ' fro 1 oocidttlng actions which
they knew would provoke fdn bocau.-w thuy knew that if tho
nattor o o i to oourt, Jobere's own or a hi^jer, they would
eland Tory little chance of aucootu against hie.
Kecorda
of tho series of case* in widen Jobsxe and tutote oonfronted
one another a'iow how carefully Jobers would prsparo Ids
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ru%^u:witj sad
lily vitnnsw u, and with what mthloaa
«ooar.xj;* :« vyuld piofc holes mid find continuations in his
•
<j iunt’ e c . 00.
.fabore «a« olo, “ly at ho;-,
ia tho oourt
uifeastlon and <
ig e a r e d , both La th* reoortfa and in ;>oroon,
to enjoy lstfitl confrontation.
:Hs adversaries vsre nor-
saully sideward und inarticulate by coagwirlwon, f A i l i n g which
Joboro utilised to ths full In destroying thslr oass and
substantiating his own.
lthcsijh JoNore’ n ls^al espevtlae javo hln e uone* Lder* bis
sjeaaur© of oerciv© power or.v hia aubJ*fotn, It
a tod % certain xm sntaent : « a j those Wbo
rJ so
they had
v..lid or.m»« but vton could not ri’wld the* a 2&iE*t hia.
Xhars ic a real d is t in c t ly to be t n w
Iwtvcci. thl» typo of
situation and oaw is w*.ich political stxungth 1 ° based on
eaacensttr, for Aifani&bla support is d ifficu lt to ^uartmtee
Mldox the baol.s for co pllaaos ia coercicr.
Ute the other
haou Jobere'a authoritarian behaviour waa t : , * .tppreolsted
by those who hed x& opccial axe to jrind a *
..
It c o n fo r m with tar traditional ex>cctAtiai.*
tta*,
and aaln valued
^ <!' jseu of oesioe aid , redlct -billcy in © em s^iiV relations*
»1*i final jmralirl I wish to draw between
M l l y i *u*
Jobcro M w m r .u their 1' volvsrsent In national ;>olltloe.
1
h*ive oentiwwd that MiVllpi wsa appointed to t>w i&ticnai
Council which
w i :i
up to dual *lt h natlm ra sffcira in
consultation with th* oeionlal «nY.)mPHi*.t.
the present
riee
Johere assisted
lnl«tcrt Chief Jonathm , to set up the
Basutoland SaUonal Psarty in 195"* Whioh wua Mentioned at
Joboro's fu w r a l by th* itelae M u ls t e r 'c re^rvsentatlvs and
recosnisrd luy a oash contribution towards tho ooat of saying
54
aouj-jo* for Ud>
vue bovn In Y)2 > In a
to the oo.it of .‘lekhofchoufl.
about, tuo ollor
Iter f u t ^ r u m a relatively
wealthy «aad educated a»si: irfio t>mt Isor to ochool at first in
Leootho uod later 1a IteUJl at )1aciiflbUl» uhera obt w a t ae
far aa aid . 6*
Until her CKjrri&jo **>>e wocteed in : aeeru
eitfe a wooes'a ipetxijs
l N f l h K ,« d alao a**
heeSlcv :
.
; aoaa tiae at boas tnlj4»tf tom -ju tiw r.
___,.,i® twenty oi„ M. /kk, alia oracled*
Johur
ftMQT school
3be want to
jburu U> buy o«rL>I t p arts of har trouaeoou «&d t V **
Mu* a uhitc yaddin^ .
.*Jw.tho conc' to har huaban.:*r. houaehol. aa a nature,
and relatively eell-ottacutod and travelled wsoan with a num
ber of ldeaa of her own about how thin. a *A»$ht to be assnload*
Un one level t)
ond ha often sought !wu
fore nhe w o har huafeuad's peer
vice on praotioal natters tnwh aa
oov to phraae a letter, the ; rocise neaalag of a w litas
naearvpr, calculation* of >{UAntltloe and coata of c ^ 4 a*d
fertiliser, how to ro.A a ®a" aede V
an.
:sr.
vovr. ,0, v.*d «*>
In this u«y aha :aa hrou2f»t Into tha w s h z t
ehlp affaire, but in a peripheral rfilo.
Jcbnra
aijtoaiv*
:
.d never
oonault h«sr on the broader lr.:.wa of tbe baa*JWU . J.*/ *
aa tl* Bottle-ent of disputes w»d the allocation *
l"Q the tine of hl^ death ehc wua In oor.g)lote I*,
u e.
s#.wb of
hia financial oit,uiti:-n.
In the najorlty of household*.' In
cikhakhrav; the sAla of
aother takoa pjHjo«d«noe, in a certain eenuo, ever the rdlo
of wife.
It la aa a cioti*w* that a vwaun uchlevee full
55
./oocofcptte as a v*ife.
\tTOnrz1 v&etorU*
*ahton (196?166) 'jurtac with aj^-
¥♦«
In 1*1.2 ( “‘♦49)*
”l> w uxrrie* her
la order that «Cx* nay <£*^ndvitly aewnrlit'h tV; ftaoctlanu of
m toruity rattan* t h « t« find tHgyirKW* vlth bar or to give
t w a n y .".
m fon; <*» » js chlldv**-. wr.lv ^ w r Imabaul le
CO— lit at acrrk, 'tut unbare
4f
«it>*or?ty It w ry w a l l .
JJ»
»:«n e ell the nc.icr ceciiiose ootioercinc ti*e doneotic eoonnuvl otior internal arr;;jvs»aente, an
v.y in ,«-tuxx*ntAc valatUmfelpft.
»*31
a* rujul^tlr^;
'* will not w ranlly tum ult
-**,4 kte wife on wittere of any l^o x t; j*jo tdt&tvwr.
With
t W birth of h n' flrot ohllct, Lerfjwr, a vctti* e»t*bliiih«e a
f)uu>i<i cf tor o>» ir. vttlo^ t‘*» tr.nhand I%t w ; l U i l M
fiu*isoe, U»t a* tta* s. m
velf«x% ul nl« Qfcildron.
la-
turn ha tar a gre*.t Inteveot la tha
,*coonl l«'ly the etatue of a wife
la iioieaaely Lnarw.~«ti when utio haa cM li’rti , for alw has
uma oauiblltthod a ':k*ujo* within vfiich aha le tha u i a
Mildor or ttutijoalty.
ha than baa a ri«ht to bo consul tod
L j bar tftuUtnd oa all twttora relating to tha affairs of har
hoaaa*
2
hav* mu4 e thle lljr^aalon In ardor to ahov th. t
rahatto'n rol^ttoiuihl^ with bar
r*a w h m 4 »
Jha
had no ohildTaa ..ad ti» refor* did not loallfjr far the reapoot and a»*tunau^ /“rantod to wothere.
In addition, tier
failure to ,*raduoe an neir for ha* fiuaband wee nude nor©
narlouti b eca u ** th* auccaeaion to tl» Uaa&aanahlp waa inw lm .
un too othor hand -Abatho** ability to ooapnMraad
butr i(U8band*e problorrve s-rid u> d v e piraotlcal aarluo on thais
waa a voluablo uaoot which tya.ro bar m lnfluonoo not nor-
aally enjograd by w .;«m
55
•uoooyiftfRO* na a wif #,
/auto#- (1<K*7 >66) ;uoteo with zp~
..rmr.\1 idtkelm v*wi vrot* In
{
■
"Or* uarriea her
lii order ttot tftu a*y «tanlntly w w U t * 1 1#w ftewMane of
wr.tewdty r.nthor ih r. t** find hwjr^lr,^^ vith H r or to give
tefoav «ha ‘
herr any ,".
< iiiM w , «nl**v hr.- tacbaud ie
a^KAKtt at vuxfe, bur *rhcv«
wrt* Affitjr tr- way
I*
aaJcoa till the aojcnr teelslaue o*>iM»»Yln£ tha flontotit t^joaaMy -W c t » r intaxnal arrurvoeaante, an weJI a« rajulatiik.
vfxiru-v*>.»»aAo tsJUtios. Up*.
5b will rot noraolly oeuuiult
illa vd'e ooi wxttore of any itn* ortaace nhat«vvr.
With
t *e birth oi hev firot child, hovevwr* a vkw n eaUbliehee a
of her osn tr tdtleh tha hnabmna hae very lU lted ir£lu#uoat but at tua .wiio tlae b» i»e s sre*i interest in tha
\*ifMra ui hie Uiiliirw.'.
'.©aca'Uuv'ly the afc>tua of a wife
ia iane&aaly iwitf*KU»ed Ntwu jho had ohilfttft , for «he has
U * 4 eaUUxiitooail a ^locoe* tdthln vfiioh ahe le tha n^ln
.toller of authority.
he then W
a rirht to be eonealtod
by tax iautead OQ All aatfcer* relfttln*; to the affaire of hex
tevee*
X Uava w*t/le thie itl g m il w in ante* to ahov th t
i■abathr>*a mlatieaahlp vith bar h&uHio* <**n m e trial.
Jtm
had oa otvU'lren «*A therefore Jid net qualify t<x* the re-
apcot vjrtd a«tanoqy frrantod to mothers.
In addition, her
failur* to .roduce an huir for her hxiband mm Bade anro
aerio^e beotawte U « succveulon to tho ije^baKmi'iip vaa irv
vuiwu.
v.tj u-.w? othor hand >labat£w*<| ability to oocvroh*w*3
fwr husband*a problem. and u» gjlee juwitleal aavioa *» thea
iam a vuiuahlo usaot which *33v» bor an influence »ot nor*
nally r„ijoyv
b^ wuaaen.
%
X mvd.1 doocribo iu ©•'*» dot&il in later OhxpUtr
how
i&batho •»ta«)Xiafcu?<\ how orjani vttlouw 1a tha go -amity end
uj;-d ti no a* fur i-i* wltM > -t.ic > : , exurol ;•» • r loflueac*.
Il» y«*r Wif'X'* 5 bttgau **© »«e.rt3h Ln U«o oorwertlty ®hs hew)
•oto&ll<afe»d a butoJv*y ajvl bwc* *©lll:v; Qttturprloo in oa of
tha
.‘She had cvanainsctod a «olX-Vixr':/v.-d v*3 ut*bl«
gpwrdau, wwr twa uCAva La nxtont, in ’iiioh oho
Yariot^r oX
a**d frui s. *srwoo.
ajtw
ft !& > ,
.?» noId tint* «ur~
yXua to hwr nai^Kfemm tnA to **> »1* ttw tho n^i^bourins
At
All vLae* Maltatr<0 ixu. iwi y*uu# eon .md oirlo*
wo-r-JLw* X^i iau* hjujo sad a^aX««.i£u her witi k$r <3 rdaa, *n .
thi« ha* i'ttrtliar rusiuto.* tho dflMtttl# ftwrnnrtra or* tor tin®,
if All ImO ..out*.; L\ • okhaUwv che Xb probably thu lorat
u«jau uj th* uasiMil anduoan daily »»&Xxm# tfblch oocq>X««
ouwr *waoc with t a w auoh &s foto:Jj3l *it*r, firoosd,
•ifid viid
SuU.£
uud with
ooo/.U:j end lo3kl2&
u h ll -£■% U
St WIN U;', t»MW,
of oth.xr vans in
&bat> *•
oaitir- 41f freed fro® that
ok’ioW^a; la t^neo » ,V r re c ru it
tfw
h:^d i»i-a oducdtlaa ocd wid-w: or^oariursrtaj aha lacked ahtl»
dree.} uad aki* had relatively ^joro tiro to ho rsdf.
la^ot-.rfiico V
"3»o
t*u»6'> fbotoro wi. 1 otsarj* ,ut tho linousalon of
l'.*b&tho s* iwnadwtfi ^roowtrL*.
nftor Jobexo'a ftamral iicbatho confined w m i f to her
nauoo and did no work for a aont :•
imr by ousw» .
*Iua itk rw „uirad of
vuxiawo fociaXo uffXnos cxino to asuiut *ea*
■ -.'onsj «n> hirol by Ivor w*.die ot’vora ore tiie children of :>oor
ntlaUVM .
57
Amine thia occrlod.
durirtr this tloa.
Life In the coasunity wna also natad
Thara w n no cwaurt bearin'* on.* ablic
aaetias» of any kind#
attended.
driJ&e war« lev end jnwrly
tmm
Paoplo tondori to roanin tuietly \t hor-w mtfrwsr
than to viait on<’ another os la ooewwn nt tM * tJao of year
when
is? llttlo a-rlcpitlt**r'l wna-»r.
It ia *lsio®t i^v.
tvw^lHlo to d^asrib* It* oon«Tr®Vi VmiB tho atwosrphcrr* which
TmrvalVwl In Kokbaktooog at t?iia ttrsn#.
foaf inlrTiwwiii; jad
\#%it -.vst a tt?so
■
*x*>l‘j foil like irfor 2 oewrvor-
•Btlon.
A lth w ^i Joberw waa not anlw raaily likod he w » gmn-
orally xaapoetad btk? wnfi fear*d.
tho *Ui,y aua* i*i
•want.
without q-*a«tion ho wsi5
his da.ih w&a a •ac^o.T
aaaaaalty
s m s / w s j lew* Uiat aooo of th* ;»osible euccosaora
to Uia yoaiiichi ooul«l > W th* r 3 lo
h* had.
Jobem know
it tM , and juuvs vefoKv aa <Ji»d -it? jffvUtt.v that the hood*
Mauahiy iMittiu diu c*XK, oi'Ui- hi*; .
About a aonth mft<nr tho funeral tha jwtKw nan of the
'ftebethoana <*«3oert t**
♦ tho •owner ’ of Uv» >io«r<te owihlTj,
osamblad la KoUhUmmi{ to apr<otnt & new headman.
In tho
abetvno* of « ao'i of iw he idn -r it la c.u-;tor cry to appoint
Xm wiiiv >u *,totint boidjaa.'i' if it ia fali that oho o%n o*da^natel? dlaoHoi- « tbn Action o£ idus ^oitior*.
'abetbataui* iaoldod Vut
.ho
abulia* a iuaiificuUona wart? ®uf-
fijiyj.t and chajr amwMiwad t'Mic daci;uwu at ..4 } lor;* Eltqft
>4ilu.:i ii«id *i«u«faliln.i
iu»or wiio **Ui to Ite tt^oxutid
ucoopt OX OPIOM fcVO twuiw*,.
ual
to
to di««wntin,; vr>icc
waa hoard - that :,f the v illi,;* wadaan, who
that Hehatho
5-
was m oafcuidwr, & ’ . olu’ and « :oui<J thoreforo lx> sa4*at*d«
;;,!« otojocU « was isnorou but <wb 1 »h*li bU ui cl^u: in tho
flrjrfL ci -vtar, it -..hi
lit.
linal aot in ttm i-u»Ua.l«Vlon of Kafcatho **« for
tho *. .Ahathomfc*® to ttiso Imh. to tho ward cblei' at Jt.
JoruolMi, to pcoaont tu* with an o*. *jid to r e c a s t JJU* to
grjBtt* her ruam sm Vus rightful oucooaaar to >m x huoU*Ad.
Ait* «uty v^in entiu u»d to otobol«
*; abathojau. (eo® :anaal«
OtJ l )» out to this <
3L j* fiftaon aobths lute-, it U&a not
boat: OtkXCiOu out*
'A a ia.ifc ra con i
WmU i- V«K.U ^ Id.* «OU«
to U
th^t
o w W lc L*d
a^yClii— > —
at
fu rtiw *
Jobaxe Jvd aj>j>o,lrt*J ;:ot«belo as a nuN1—
MDMt or; tho
lVJO'n.
to th* sooth of the vallay
owr an
4 uriT*r
-fur tbs iaath of C :\let iebaasa^ ir. l
th«
?66 f’jtololo
was j,^s oSailed a t 1 „ . > v tc t’-va chiof’a widow, . j «eaaa<iod
her husband us ccllii,. chief.
ttrtabelo fcoo--jiJ Uj
.iinca tha old iaty w*a blind
aLlaf. cauiu-'tir;„ £Le JffU ee of
tho oSUa£fci.Ujai*» in h»r z~~ts*
( .•- could u : m x t of ccuraa*
tU lo^Ai ciittl > :^u so *«o «wu» not tijenealocleally
e lig ib le .)
*..'ju Jobocs lafor&id bi» ttv-t ha -ouli litse
to aco© »*id a t * , Li
tla heatfJBdnj i^
oi. oV.booc to It arn tbc wajre of
ot«lx.lc rvvliod th.,t lie it.,4 no ir.tauttoa of
4aaadJA£ hit* wou, •, o is » yo licw ^^, to bacatae a *nnxv<Mi*
I!
■
iU lUt^vVva
.Uptown;.
if*
j<MTO
U»lope.
Lotanes#
Kml«?*
IWVCM
: inaicoo
*KJbathoaaa
f-li.tetk.azie
rtotainc
•lbot«
?awoj8w»ao.lc
hdl
oerune
’TY^'iwirw
..aacliwtoe
Jastts^sinonc;
liinmn
itonrat
tiXMBUO
xtial
.'Ala'kii-v.06
» -e
gt, .
-J)
rAteaaunonr,'
^0<MPO
«ako©
in thy bouauaold #f hia oa.io*
■ohuQ
4t«T« tetabola’ a >l<*oi:>J©n m * ua&:.r<,t«s»dible on eooncnto
>»i*oa
SIkM hrmi
‘tetsiag
!2iD&£he*30lo
Pull
^©OClRaESfttuio
> « & **
i^meadSmeea
?4JLb»
Toxvla, ai»o© Joba ;*« >olieamvi
*w not aosily eaqalsed* it
van iM tloaU y .ardso jc«* <ma who v;Kt©£ Hia son to ouooeed
•<»**
tm i
to ttta boa&s juftij> in
%w «M»:iloar V -^bothoana*
therefore decided aot to a? *olnft hi# om f w
l*0i: of cxt»jrl*B-*: ;avl rili. l^iior
la &t 1« ict
a z <:
’im m &t,
of hlo
of lodttl ^©bloae.
It
oaalM : th t had h* x x ia tja n a the t.«©U...„aajey
w^.out*.? by Jobero
■al‘fHVroi
~*m>irtati
■i-ioL'Wi*
polatod Siea&eaii* .it.,
ho would r .ve b m *jp-
J-Un*; ’or u-. ..ill® ha ooii-
tlotto^ .ito hili ,/alltH* J9S&U
114
41
&*i
1*
Tv> f l U v » 8 of V.
a toftU
-ml
tfva..
X*»c\o\ urv'j 1;- 3!
.-vl
* a* vt o» v. *ua . 1
.4
iAtuX %!» m a llvlu: JLu
hate#
M
t» - -tr*
j
t m
saw JUMttdSjr
ia
vir^«lt'iokaa IxkIXv„; a*<d oooupiod M s two
th» vSll.. •<» tm t tntcm# u>> awno4 hia u u u«a*Ni
after uu» orl&to&l InJj^bitoat - for tt* wuni
■aaaa *to» pit^» of p»or r^oyio’ - iu t.iito of toe fact that
to« relatively wnlvny • uili. 1 iiourl^ttMl in t>*i«
•
'h**i of tN> ftoyar ▼1 1 1 ;, e« of
of aaottmt 3t2®Jlc.*.
©kho.' '^r
rr# t h m f m
’.Ixt fourth, » » U v r 4 , « • « ,M h
lifthnd cJ^v In lf37 to catoor for nave a&art «*<• for tha
c w r flw of married tons «tw> ©cold not, or **!J!. rot *4*-^ to,
fiatf anitc ’ilo 'batWJLnj cites near t'>« fcareoteesda of thoir
ftttw n.
Jja the Lw t /e-r a fov ^oo^a !•*,■» atqpMiel oai
been uiiooatod altos la toe prrriouoiy v?J^i.aaitec, oreo to
*
'Oe reader ohrmld rwfer to
,
OA IUPIXJA
tht aoitfch~aa*t of Itaia'cuXfffWR?1.. tait thla aom.4 to bo uuinly
for social awurona, t'y* ayjiJlowata waluin^ prlva/ay a\»3;ru
and finding ««m tha i»l 11v.iiy npmtsna layout
of Hhatanstlg to # rafrtriotivo.
Bn Kawtifc.
riM o rijlm l HajwitJa la naid to h w
thoaa Ik,u»ii
k«lon<»d to oil* of
v « ) » whiah fl«*l bofora tha adrorsoa of Choka#
Una tafSmant iwyj ftipatja tepw^t with hin tha oklll of
Jjean wftrfri/vt and uaod to jraduoa hoaa ani aywrs fraca tha
•aaltln of a loc-.l aVvw, alt'ow’h 7 knov of *» such atx>*
tft tha &ra. Ka ^ tj a aurric^ locill;,. arUblishad tvo hcxwaa, snd
ftethnrad fi-ra sons aad n w n il daachtaare.
Tha fov&udt af
orv> of tha d^ u^tara aaxviad uaroriloctlly anS fou»4 sd a llaa
v«;ioh In still m il eayaaaantm In 1oirh^'-hor.e.
-jrerjlfiln- *t»rt frrr a n*v lino*3»* fcrt Itn
haon m l l s s d *
rtw tial has not
«vsy fwr* thalr n a H
nom
v iU n «« fm* aataW iha*
aooth of t m w l l e x .
this v w a
on t*s ?lrtovt to
* & 1k t hn '‘apotJ~ •vr'a-ra tc b* in ««
(vS'wvnrt at*ta a*’ daaaerriaitlrm.
3n
tha Inst .rcnorttlon,
at l s « t . tha *U a a of thl* l i ’ » hrra «at v i 'A Jlaarw a a i
yf*aa fcr.v;io i’-tfc*.
Of niaa u w «h el.4a ia tha Y i l l * £ ) only
trfo ha** a I j ha. <
4 * , *md on«» af
a iUjaca?Mi*u»t of t »t Man who
tx^jo f*tu ia *uid to o U iio t tha
is aot a
*yatjs, but
aic&rllsa*iljr*
3
»
<«* t^a plateau)
tusij: uoii aaj ^ Vr o.iilltf»ti <Liu in *ina cuuoi.totiU, of alow
jt w w titv ftisoeoaa, or, &a raoo .tiy, awdaar.l^ and lna»»
llloaol; to tiw nijftt.
A io phcnowauon Is explained loooily
i# *****
* /* * •
(1U
. « i\iiJ4•
»«*< n
■Ik
■ ***.
>|CUfc,
""U fa ,
«*i,
SI
a* ’had luck*, or udtchorui't, o> nm» usually both.
14 imv building have boon arectad In in Msyotja for
wmx* years.
It is &
or wiAsms and amll children.
Of «I1 ti» vill*$Mi it is the n a s i occrpact said ths o u t
hoaodaneoutt fcinshlpwiss.
« w pooplo any tnsy f o not like
Hapetjaa to octet their houses lost they Urine tho spirit of
their nialar turn with than.
njlutiYoly flow Tlslfcurs.
lih w ia t , ha 'apetju u t k K c U
1 onoe soloed, if inpotJas :u w
this kind of reputation, do not younc m u avoid tho d u^htors
of tho plaoo?
X was told that ti* old r»oo<pi« a n t * apoaial
nedicias to divert t » younc e«s»'s attsntion frrv. this
feature.
In fact, no oaooe of spinsters beJUv loft on the
obeli trc recalled.
In spite ol its ar.tl ;ulty» f-.«rrofaro? ha .'iupotja is not
proaimtit in ooraualty affairs.
tartly this any ho aeoribed
to its reputation, w5J.oii io ooonocted, probably as both
cause and rtouli, with itr isolation sad anOAp^ul^tlon, and
^ r t ly it Is duo
ths laoffc of nat»u» non.
Thu position of iUtunonorvc was, until 1 > V , aa«bl<;uou:.
fee people tjsve tiadr ello^^unoo to :»atetc,
pijysioally estabiiohed in tho area of
ly Job:ue) ' *!c t
liefore
yet wore
hillpi (and subsequent
'illipi was d.-ced in
.akliok tone, }tovavw, t'w dosoeudunts of Motoall* (sea *neal<»
a&T I I ) were living in ttstua&none.
l*dty t 'O loeoendontu of
these uncvstOJfB ooajiriue 1 C out of 23 fuoilies llvlu
in
Ksrturaonon, , and ro{jard thuwwlnw as aotabonr of a single
Author Devitt Paul
Name of thesis The Politics Of Headmanship In The Mokhokhong Valley. 1969
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