of Lesotho is never complete without Chief Mogale Mogale's brave contribution to the creation of the mountain kingdom of Lesotho). After the Senekal and Seqiti wars in Basotuland, Mogale returned and bought the farm Boschfontein from a Mr. Orsmond ‘because the kraals of his ancestors were situated there’. From 1862 Mogale lived at Boschfontein where he died at the age of 70 or 80 in 1869. Chief Mogale was succeeded by Frederik Maruatona Mogale (born 1840/44). During his rule the Hermansburgse Lutheran Mission Station, Ebenezer, was established in 1874. The Bapô regiments Matlakana and Matsie participated with the South African Republic in the Sekhukhune War of 1876. Chief Frederik Mogale died about 1880. George Rangwane Mogale now acted on behalf of Darius Mogale until 1893. Darius Mogale became chief in 1893 but soon got into trouble with his people and behaved in such a way that the government deposed of him in 1908. He took some of Bapo and went to live in Heidelberg with his family and was allowed to return to the tribe in 1940. The Bapô is currently divided into two tribes namely Bapo 1 and Bapo 2, as a family dispute between Darius and his uncle Diederik Mogale in 1896 led to the departure of a part of the Bapô who went to live at Phorotlhwane (Bultfontein) near the Pilanesberg (Breutz. 1953, 1986). This is a family dispute and they are both still regarding themselves as Bapo – the Elephants (Ditlou). As mentioned earlier, Bapo 2 have descended from Bapong near Brits. Despite their political differences due to old family disputes, Bapo 2 and Bapo 1, are same people with the same bloodline. Bapo 2 is also known as Bapo ba Phorotlhwane or Bapo ba Bultfontein. Even though Bapo 2 is a traditional homestead, there are currently a mix of people from all over South Africa residing there as well as from other countries, just like it is with their brothers and sisters at Bapong (Bapo 1). Schools There are 2 early learning centres namely, Meso early learning centre and Mmakgosi early learning centre. Primary schools are 2, Gobakwang primary school (Motseng section) and Agonkitse primary school (Meriting Section). Semetsa secondary school is located in Motiketsane section. Cultural heritage Bapo ba Phorotlhwane a Mogale's totem is Tlou (elephant). There is still some controversy on the origin of Bapo as some claim to have originated from the