By OBAKENG MAJE
1 January 2025- The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) will this coming weekend oversee the mass initiation pass out ceremony for initiates from 35 initiation schools, including female initiation in nine villages of Batlhaping Baga Maidi led by Kgosi Nyoko Motlhabane.
The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) through the PICC, has been mandated in terms of Customary Initiation Act (CIA) No.2 of 2021 to coordinate all initiation schools, practices and activities within the province.
The North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Oageng Molapisi spokesperson, Learto Gambu said, last year, marked the customary initiation year for communities of Batlhaping Baga Maidi villages.
“All initiates will assemble at the Tribal Kgotla during the pass out ceremony and it is expected that Motlhabane will address and give them a regiment name in accordance with the customs and tradition.
“The mass initiation pass out ceremony will commence at the Batlhaping Baga Maidi Traditional Council Offices in Manthe village, near Taung at 5:15am.
“The initiates will assemble near Manthe main road before a procession to Kgotla. At 6am, the mass initiation pass out ceremony programme will commence at Kgotla,” said Gambu.
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