Youngest rain queen to be inaugurated
Eleven-year-old Masalanabo Modjadji is South Africa's youngest Rain Queen and will be inaugurated when she turns 18.
The day of the celebration was overcasted with some drizzles, was this a coincidence?
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Des Van Rooyen visited The Modjadji Traditional Authority to officially inform them about the recognition of the Queenship of the Balobedu tribe.
President Jacob Zuma proclaimed the Modjadji queenship on March 31, this recognition restores the Modjadji Queenship, which was nullified by the apartheid government in 1972 by demoting Queen Makoma Modjadji IV to Chieftaincy.
Eleven-year-old Masalanabo Modjadji is South Africa’s youngest Rain Queen and will be inaugurated when she turns 18, the Princess is currently in boarding school and in the care of the Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga.
Watch the video of the Traditional Khelobedu Dancers during the ceremony:
