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A delegate stands near a banner at a party event.
As the African National Congress (ANC) celebrates its 113th anniversary, Lehurutshe in the North West is being highlighted as an important historical landmark in South Africa.
During the apartheid era, it was a crucial corridor for activists fleeing the oppressive regime.
Many members of the ANC and other anti-apartheid movements were among those who used the corridor to escape to neigbouring SADC countries such as Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The ANC Veterans League Chairperson in the province Letlhogile Moseki says people need to be informed about the history of Lehurutshe.
“The story of this area called Lehurutshe has not been told enough and I think in the main it is because authors that write our history in the main are not informed about the key people who played a role here. Kgosi Ramotshere was a paramount chief, chief of the whole Bahurutshe… Kgosi Ramotshere we are told that he ascended to the throne in 1932, he was 22 years old and the story that we are told about him is that he never collaborated with the apartheid and the colonial system.”
The area was also a convergence point of the 1957 women’s march against the pass laws.
“It is called Motlagae I think it is a very important area to articulate. It is in this area where the apartheid forces attacked our mothers who were marching against the pass laws, against the forceful removal of Kgosi Ramotshere, against all the apartheid laws.”
VIDEO | ANC Veterans League Chairperson in the province Letlhogile Moseki talks about the history of Lehurutshe
