Leruo Molotlegi
| Leruo Molotlegi | |
|---|---|
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| King of the Royal Bafokeng Nation | |
| Reign | 2000 - present |
| Predecessor | Kgosi Mollwane Molotlegi |
| Born | Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi 1968 (age 55–56) South Africa |
| House | Molotlegi |
Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi (born 1968) is the 36th
Biography
Molotlegi has served as Kgosi since 2000, when he succeeded his brother, Mollwane Lebone II Molotlegi.[4][5] Molotlegi's official enthronement was not held until 16 August 2003.[4] 3,000 Bafokeng people attended the coronation, which was held at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Phokeng, South Africa.[1] Molotlegi is the son of Kgosi Lebone Edward Molotlegi and Queen Semane Molotlegi, Queen Mother of the Bafokeng.[2]
He had five siblings: three brothers and two sisters. Two older brothers are deceased.
He is a former member of the board of Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats), and now sits in the newly established Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) as a non-Executive Director. RBH is a wholly owned Bafokeng company. The Kgosi is also the president of the Mineral Rights Association of Indigenous People of South Africa and was one of the principal negotiators in the new mining legislation, which seeks to encourage significant black participation. He is an alumnus of
In 2011, he was an invited guest to the wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, to South African swimmer, Charlene Wittstock.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Bafokeng install new king". SouthAfrica.info. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Bafokeng Royal Family, South Africa". THE AFRICAN ROYAL FAMILIES. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- S2CID 212761468, retrieved 22 May 2022
- ^ AllAfrica.com. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Kgosi Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi | Bafokeng Archive". www.bafokengarchives.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Glitterati hits Monaco for royal wedding". The Australian. Associated Press. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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