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Englishman Kgabo
Englishman M. K. Kgabo (1925–1992) was a Motswana politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly of Botswana from its founding in 1966 until his retirement in 1989. Biography Englishman M. K. Kgabo was born in 1925. Early in his life he worked as a teacher, and he was later a secretary to the Bakwena Tribal Administration. He became a prominent political figure after supporting Bonewamang Padi Sechele's claim to leadership over that of Moruakgomo Sechele. Kgabo joined the Bechuanaland Democratic Party (later the Botswana Democratic Party) when it was founded, and he worked to gather an early base of support for the party in Kweneng. In 1966, he began his tenure in the National Assembly of Botswana representing Molepolole Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana. The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Botswana
The National Assembly is the legislative body of Botswana's national government. With the President, the National Assembly forms Botswana's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi: a council of chiefs which is not a house of Parliament. Though there were legislative predecessors to the National Assembly during colonial rule, it was not until independence in 1966 that the National Assembly of Botswana officially formed. Since then, there have been consistent multi-party elections and 5 peaceful presidential transitions. Currently, there are 65 total members of the National Assembly. Voters in single member constituencies directly elect 57 of these members for a term of 5 years through a plurality (or first-past-the-post) system. Six members, meanwhile, are nominated by the President and elected by the assembly. Finally, the remaining two (the President and Speaker of the National Assembly) are '' ex officio''. Despite the presence of consistent elections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakwena
The Bakoena or Bakwena ("those who venerate the crocodile") are a large clan in Southern Africa. They form part of the Sotho-Tswana Bantu people and can be found in different countries such as Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini. Their main languages are Sesotho and Setswana."Koena" ("Kwena") is a Sotho/Tswana word meaning "crocodile", the crocodile is also their totem (seboko). Genealogy and history Earliest ancestor o the Koena tribe,koena, was a grandson of Masilo I, the king of Bahurutse branch of the koena around AD 1360. Koena and his followers settled at Tebang, now called Heidelberg. Around AD 1500, Bakoena started spreading in the region, from the Lekwa or Vaal The Vaal River ( ; Khoemana: ) is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about north of Ermelo and only about from the Indian Ocea ... river to Kalahari (Botswana). Sotho line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonewamang Padi Sechele
Bonewamang Padi Sechele (1926–1978) was the African Tribal Authority of the Kwena tribe from 1970 until his death in 1978. He was appointed by the government in lieu of a ''kgosi'' after the abdication of Neale Sechele. Bonewamang Padi Sechele was born in 1926 to Padi, who died in 1929. Bonewamang was the grandson of ''kgosi'' Sechele II of the Kwena tribe. Bonewamang attended the Tiger Kloof Educational Institute, but he did not do well academically. He was underage after his uncle ''kgosi'' Sebele II was deposed without an heir in 1931, so he was not considered as a possible successor and Kgari Sechele II became ''kgosi''. When Kgari floated the idea of retirement, he named Bonewamang as his preferred successor. Bonewamang served 15.5 months in prison after he was convicted of theft by conversion in 1957, and he was charged with the crime again in 1962. Bonewamang was a headman in Letlhakeng. Upon the death of Kgari, Bonewamang was considered one of two possible successors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moruakgomo Sechele
Moruakgomo Sechele was a pretender of the Kwena tribe as the son of ''kgosi'' Sebele II. His claim to be ''kgosi'' was widely supported in 1962, but it was challenged by his cousin Bonewamang. A court decision disqualified both of them despite acknowledging their claims. Early life Moruakgomo Sechele was born in Ghanzi to Sebele II, exiled ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe, and his wife Susan. His year of birth has been reported as 1932 and 1934. Moruakgomo and his younger brother Mokgalagadi were Sebele's only male heirs. In 1940, Moruakgomo and his siblings were baptised in the Anglian church in Molepolole. Sebele died in 1939, and the family moved to Tlokweng where Susan's parents lived. As the son of an exiled leader, Moruakgomo became a pretender after his father's death. Succession dispute A succession dispute began when Bakwena ''kgosi'' Kgari Sechele II died without an heir in 1962. Moruakgomo was considered a possible successor as his father had been the previous ''kg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bechuanaland Democratic Party
The Botswana Democratic Party (abbr. BDP) is the governing party in Botswana. Its chairman is the Vice-President of Botswana, Slumber Tsogwane, and its symbol is a lift jack. The party has ruled Botswana continuously since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. The BDP is sometimes classified as a paternalistic conservative party and is also a consultative member of the Socialist International since 2014, which is a group including many worldwide social-democratic parties. The BDP was primarily shaped by two of its founders, Sir Seretse Khama and Quett Ketumile Masire. Traditional Setswana communities make up the party's base, which has led the BDP to remain a conservative movement. In the 2019 Parliamentary elections, the BDP took 38 seats, giving it continued control of the chamber. History In November 1961, Seretse Khama and other delegates to the African Advisory Council founded the party in Lobatse. Within the next few months Masire and Khama drafted a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kweneng
Kweneng is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana. The village is located around 75 km North-northwest of Mochudi Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 44,815 people in 2011. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main G .... Kweneng has a primary school and the population was 415 in 2001 census. References Kweneng District Villages in Botswana {{botswana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molepolole
Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana. The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to England to seek protection from the British in the colonial era. Molepolole serves as the capital of the Bakwena. It was named after the Molepolole river. It is one of the largest traditional villages in Africa with a population of over 73,102 people as of 2011. It lies 50 kilometres west of the national capital Gaborone and acts as gateway for exploring the Kalahari Desert. It has a large traditional kgotla and the Scottish Livingstone Hospital, is found in Molepolole. History Ntsweng was the capital of Bakwena before they moved to Molepolole. Ntsweng is a historic site located a few kilometers southeast of Molepolole. The area was first occupied by Bakwena, led by Sechele I (ruled 1829–92), in 1864. It was abandoned in 1937 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Local Government And Lands (Botswana) ''
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Kgabo Commission
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Land Problems in Mogoditshane and Other Peri-Urban Villages, also known as the Kgabo Commission, was a 1991 commission of inquiry established by the government of Botswana. It was created to investigate allegations that land was being sold and purchased illegally in peri-urban villages such as Mogoditshane without the authorisation of land boards. Englishman Kgabo was appointed as its chairman. It published its findings and recommendations in the Kgabo Report, which found that due to housing shortages and a failure of the land board system, most land sales in Mogoditshane were unauthorised. The commission caused a major political scandal when it implicated Vice-President Peter Mmusi and Minister of Agriculture Daniel Kwelagobe, both of whom held leadership positions in the dominant Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). They resigned from their positions, but the party reelected them as party leaders in the subsequent congress. The accusat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Births
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1992 Deaths
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Members Of The National Assembly (Botswana)
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