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At least two members of a Limpopo royal family faced attempts on their lives this year before one of their relatives was gunned down on Sunday in what is believed to be linked to years of a messy succession battle.
Limpopo police are on the hunt for a suspect after a senior member of a royal family in Mokopane was gunned down at his home on Sunday night.
At the centre of the Balobedu succession battle is whether or not introducing a male monarch would bring an end to the era of Rain Queens as leaders of the prominent Balobedu people in Limpopo.
Former ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga has warned of potential bloodshed in the Balobedu nation should divisions over the throne persist.