World Cup Shines Spotlight on Royal Bafokeng Nation

When the American and English soccer teams play their first game at the 39,000-seat stadium in Phokeng, South Africa, the Royal Bafokeng Nation will find itself in the spotlight. King Mokgatle, left, a canny 19th-century ruler, is regarded as the father of the Bafokeng Nation. He decided that the Bafokeng had to buy farmland, with titles whites would recognize.