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Princess Masalanabo Modjadji seen here with President Cyril Ramaphosa in April 2018.
The first-born son of the late rain queen, Makobo Modjadji, the sixth has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize his sister as queen of the Balobedu nation.
Prince Lekukela Modjadji addressed the media at Khethagoni outside Modjadjiskool in Limpopo.
Prince Lekukela, who is a lawyer, says Ramaphosa did not consult the royal family and the regent, Prince Mpapatla Modjadji before recognizing Princess Masalanabo Modjadji as heir to the throne.
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Modjadji says the royal family and the council only learnt of the president’s decision through social media.
“It is unfortunate that the government did not see it fit to conduct proper and thorough engagements with myself and the royal family prior to publicizing such a decision. I, myself with the royal family, are disappointed in the manner in which the government has overlooked our customs and tradition identifying an heir to my mother’s throne and further has disregarded the royal family’s decision which was formally communicated to government in April of 2021,” says Modjadji.
