The families of the late Kings Mamphoku Makgoba and Kgosi Mampuru II have not given up their search for the missing bodies of their grandfathers.
The great-great-grandson of Kgosi Mamphoku Makgoba, Mokopa Makgoba, says they will exhume the king’s remains and conduct DNA tests to locate his missing skull. Kgosi Mokopa Makgoba says they have been searching for the skull of Makgoba without success.
Mamphoku Makgoba was killed by Boer leader Piet Joubert in 1895. His head was decapitated and sent to Pretoria as proof that he had been killed.
The Great-Great-Grandson of Makgoba, Mokopa, says they will continue the search for the head of Makgoba so that he can be laid to rest.
The Bapedi dynasty, like the Makgoba people, is still searching for the remains of their ancestor, Kgosi Mampuru II, who was hanged by the Boers in 1883. The family spokesperson Seraki Mampuru says they will continue to search until they find Mampuru’s remains. Those killed along with Mampuru were found.
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