THE Bapedi have a saying to those not yet born and to be born that Kgaka Kgolo sena Mabala, ha e fofa e nts’o, Mabala a na le Likgakana which means success of a leader is not in herself or himself.  Success is seen in their succession.  This Sepedi idiom places the burden of trust on future generations.  How those not yet born manage public affairs.  My lecture embeds this Kgaka Kgolo philosophy as a principle and hope to guide us in our current as we reflect on our management of public affairs.  For Tsietsi Mashinini was a man of…