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The Basotho monarchy lost its sacred land between 1843 and 1869 to the settlers of the land. There have been multiple unsuccessful political appeals made for the return of the 'lost land'. There has been a rapid re-occupation of the sacred caves in recent years. Local white landowners have been unsuccessful in expelling new pilgrims.
Witsie’s cave (Lehaeng la Wetsi) is a sacred site in the Free State and is named after the grandson of Chief Seeka of Makholokoe.The cave is largely associated with Makholokoe – a tribe of the Basotho and has a rich history relating to this tribe, as well as the interactions between blacks and Boers in the 1800s.
The property was situated within the so-called ‘Conquered Territory’ lost by the BaSotho through conquest in the years 1843-1869. [3] It was in fact not before 1869 that Canon Henry Beckett, the Superior of the Society of St Augustine, accompanied by four brothers, set up the mission, initially in a cave converted as church and dwelling.
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Sacred caves of the Basotho; Big Bend, South Australia; C. Cave of the Patriarchs; Cave of Zas (Naxos) Corycian Cave; Sacred caves of Crete; G. Grotto-heavens; H ...
This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory's continent and name.
The Liphofung (“place of the eland”) Historical Site includes a cave which occupies an important place in Lesotho history. It is the smallest of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) reserves, at about 4.5 ha (11 acres), but has been intensively developed.
Sacred caves of the Basotho; Sibudu Cave; Stadsaal Caves; Sterkfontein; Sudwala Caves; T. Taung; W. Witsie's Cave (Lekhalong la Witsie) Wonder Cave (Kromdraai, Gauteng)