Ramonkung Mpihleng

• Contribution by Professor S. Badat on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat

Updated: 20 Jul 2026

Ramonkung Mpihleng portrait — • Contribution by Professor S. Badat on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012. From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under Apartheid by Professor S. Badat

Summary

Banished person

Ramonkung Mpihleng, Molomo Ntwampe and Setswiki Matabata from Sekhukhuneland, Lydenburg District, [Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province],were said to be supporters of Motodi Ntwampe. Motodi Ntwampe was allegedly involved in a succession dispute following the death of a sub-Chief in Sekhukhuneland, with his campaign being championed by “leftist” supporters. Ntwampe also apparently accused the acting chief,Diphale Ntwampe,of accepting Bantu Administration (BA) without the approval of the community and of threatening her with death and causing her to flee to the mountains.&nbsp

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South African History Online. (2019, September 2). Ramonkung Mpihleng. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149254

South African History Online (2019) 'Ramonkung Mpihleng', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149254 (Accessed: 2 September 2026).

South African History Online, Ramonkung Mpihleng [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149254, (accessed 2 September 2026).

"Ramonkung Mpihleng." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149254. Accessed 2 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Ramonkung Mpihleng." South African History Online. September 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0149254.