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agreeing to the contents of the minister’s certificate of approval, including
the price of the farms, as well as all the conditions contained in the
document. After the “tribe” had agreed with the contents of the certificate,
the deal would then be signed. The signing was normally done by the
recognised chief on behalf of “his/her tribe”. All these procedures
strengthened the feeling of belonging together among the farm
purchasers who had different backgrounds. This enhanced interaction
and as such, further shaped their communal identity because according
to one theoretical notion on identity creation, interaction with others plays
a significant role in identity formation 441 .
These were the few examples of signature for farms in the Makgabeng
area: 442
Kgoši Sekgwari Matlala signed for the purchase of the
farms Early Dawn No. 996 and Millstream No. 995
from the Bourke Trust and Estate Company Limited
on 8 August 1945; the farm Non Parella No. 1086 was
signed for by Kgoši Joel Mutshedi Matlala on 4
December 1945 on behalf of the Bakone “tribe” who
were buying it from the sellers J.T. Boshoff, J.H.
441 R. Jenkins, Social Identity, p. 22.
442 Volume I/1/350, Part 1, Secretary for Native Affairs, Pretoria.
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