A prolific author, he had his first book, a biography of Khama III, accepted for publication while still in high school at Lovedale.
After that Raditladi served as a colonial service clerk and quickly became the highest ranking Motswana in the Protectorate.
[2] In 1944 the Batawana Kgosi Moremi III asked the British to appoint Raditladi as the head of the Tsetse Fly Control agency in Ngamiland.
[3] During the 1940s Raditladi was instrumental in establishing the sport of soccer in Botswana, and was behind the formation of leagues in both the northern and southern parts of the country.
After his party was eclipsed by other nationalist movements he moved to the sidelines and played a minimal role in the run up to independence in 1966.