Peace
A village where neighbours and newcomers are expected to live together with care.
Balobedu heritage · Mahasha leadership
Mothomeng
Ga-Modjadji · Limpopo · South Africa
A traditional village shaped by living heritage, community and leadership under the Modjadji Queenship.
23.640432° S30.377490° EGreater Tzaneen · Mopani
01 · Our village
Strong roots.
Open gates.
Mothomeng is a historic village in Ga-Modjadji, Limpopo, connected to the traditional leadership structures of Bolobedu and the Modjadji Queenship.
The village forms part of the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality in Mopani District. It is home to people from different cultural backgrounds, including Balobedu, Tsonga, Venda and others.
People who wish to live, invest, build, trade, farm or conduct lawful business are welcomed with respect for village laws, traditions, leadership and the shared values of peace and prosperity.
- Province
- Limpopo
- Municipality
- Greater Tzaneen
- District
- Mopani
- Heritage
- Balobedu / Lobedu
02 · Our Balobedu heritage
Part of a living cultural landscape.
The Balobedu, also known as Lobedu, are a people of Limpopo historically associated with the Modjadji Rain Queen tradition.
500years
Local oral history remembers Mothomeng as a village with roots extending back approximately five centuries.
A note on oral history
The remembered age of the village and the sequence of the earliest Mahasha leaders are preserved through community memory and traditional oral accounts. They are presented here as local oral history, not as independently documented historical fact.
03 · Mahasha leadership timeline
A remembered line of leadership.
The Mahasha chieftaincy lineage, as remembered in Mothomeng’s local oral history.
- 01Remembered leaderMotswalo
Mahasha - 02Remembered leaderMapolokwane
Mahasha - 03Remembered leaderMotswalo John
Mahasha - 04Remembered leaderMolate Wilson
Mahasha - 05Village chief todayMr. Mapolokwane
Aubrey Mahasha
The sequence above follows the village’s oral-history account.
04 · Leadership today
Mr. Mapolokwane Aubrey Mahasha
Village Chief · Mothomeng Village
Mr. Mapolokwane Aubrey Mahasha is the current Chief of Mothomeng Village under the Modjadji Queenship. Traditional leadership, community, residence and business enquiries may be directed through the village contact channel.
“Leadership rooted in heritage, peace and the shared prosperity of the community.”Email the village office
05 · Mothomeng today
Heritage is not only remembered. It is lived.
Respect
Respect for one another, for cultural traditions and for traditional leadership.
Unity
Different cultural backgrounds sharing one community and a common home.
Prosperity
Responsible growth through residence, farming, trade and lawful enterprise.
06 · Living in Mothomeng
A place to live, build and contribute.
Mothomeng welcomes people who wish to establish a home, invest, farm, trade or conduct lawful business. Everyone who comes to the village is expected to honour village laws, community values and leadership structures.
Make an enquiryResidenceBuildingFarmingTradeInvestmentLawful business
07 · Location
Find the Mothomeng Royal House.
The Mothomeng Royal House is located in Ga-Modjadji in Limpopo Province, within the Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality and Mopani District.
- Exact coordinates
- −23.640432, 30.377490
- Province
- Limpopo
- Country
- South Africa
08 · Contact
Speak with the village.
For leadership, residence, business, heritage or general community enquiries.
Direct enquiriesmolozwi@gmail.com