Ga Masemola

Ga Masemola is a village community about 180 KM North East of Pretoria/Tshwane. The area was founded in the 12th century by King Mowena II the first born son of King Matlebjane II of BatauTshwane]].Batau mainline Swazi.They then settled at Wakkerstroom and then Seokodibeng, a place that is now called Lake Chrissie. They went from there to Mokwena River (which today is called Crocodile River) and established themselves in the Mpumalanga Mountains. The area was initially called Ga Mokwena since the late 1200s till the time the settlers colluded with Masemola to overthrow King Mokwena. King Mokwena was the first born son of paramount King (kgoshi kgolo ) Matlebjàne II. Masemola is the 5th son to King Matlebjane II. The elder brother to the ones ruling now is king Mokoena in Mpumalannga the onrs ruling in Ga Màsemothe àre the descendants of Mokwenyana. Both Mokoena àn Mokoenyana àre the descendants of Masemola the younger brother t9 Kgoshi Mokwena. Kgoshi Mokwena was named after king Mokwena who was the father to king Matlebjane II.HistorySettlersIn the 1880s emigration to South Africa was strongly encouraged by president Paul Kruger and support committees were set up throughout the Netherlands. In 1883 a company, under the leadership of Wolterus Dull, was established to strengthen ties between the Netherlands and South Africa. The first settlers from the Netherlands arrived during the period 1884-1887 let by Wolterus Dull. The area was proclaimed as a town in 1893 by Paul Kruger and was originally named Dull's-stroom, later simplified to Dullstroom, after the settlers’ leader Wolterus Dull and the Crocodile River (stream) nearby.