AfriForum and Barolong Boo Seleka revive historic relations with recognition and cooperation treaty
9 September 2022
AfriForum and the Barolong Boo Seleka Traditional Community today revived the historic relations between the Barolong Boo Seleka and Afrikaner cultural communities with the signing of a mutual recognition and cooperation treaty in the capital of the Barolong Boo Seleka, Thaba ’Nchu, east of Bloemfontein in the Free State Province.
This formalisation of the relations between AfriForum and the Barolong Boo Seleka follows the restoration of relations between these cultural communities over the past two and a half years through AfriForum’s support of the royal family in their legal battle for restoration and recognition and the establishment of a joint agricultural development launch project with the support of AfriForum and other network partners.
“Our ancestors, Kgosi Moroka II and Kgosi Tshipinare Moroka lead by example by establishing good relations with other cultural communities and continuously improving governance. We are honoured to walk in their footsteps and honour their legacy by reviving the good relations with the Afrikaner cultural community with the signing of this treaty. We must lead our cultural community in a reformation process that will ensure a prosperous future and the preservation of our cultural identity – partnerships and cooperation have a key role to play in realising this vision,” says Kgosi Gabo Moroka, kgosi of the Barolong Boo Seleka Traditional Community.
“South Africa as centralised dispensation is a failure in many areas – the only solution lies in community federalism. That is why we are building a network of cultural communities that cooperates based on mutual recognition and respect to ensure a free, safe, and prosperous future for the children of our cultural communities. It is a privilege for us to cooperate with Kgosi Gabo Moroka and the Barolong Boo Seleka cultural community,” says Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum.