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Kgabo I
Kgabo may refer to: * Larona Kgabo, (born 1986) a Botswana model and beauty pageant titleholder * Kgabo Commission, a 1991 Botswana commission of inquiry ** Kgabo Report, the findings of the Kgabo Commission * Kgabo II, kgosi A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Batswana and South Africa peoples tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di- ... of the Kwena tribe * Englishman Kgabo, (1925–1992) a Motswana politician See also * * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larona Kgabo
Larona Motlatsi Kgabo (born July 13, 1986) is a Botswana model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Botswana 2011. Modeling career She was born on July 13, 1986, in Gaborone, the capital and largest city of Botswana. Larona Motlatsi Kgabo was voted in the year ''2011 Miss Universe Botswana'' on July 23, 2011, at the Gaborone International Conference Center. Larona Motlatsi Kgabo was chosen among twelve finalists of the competition. At the same time that Larona Motlatsi Kgabo was receiving the ''Miss Universe'' competition award, she was also graduation from the university after pursuing a degree in architecture. Larona Motlatsi Kgabo's victory opened up an opportunity for her to be selected as the official representative of Botswana for the international beauty contest Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgabo II
Kgabo II was ''kgosi A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Batswana and South Africa peoples tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di- ...'' of the Kwena tribe. He was born a junior son of the Bakwena ''kgosi'' Tebele. Tebele was succeeded by Kgabo's older brother Mogopa, and Kgabo was given control of a ward within the tribe. Following a drought, Mogopa wished to move the tribe to find rain, but Kgabo and his village did not accompany them. The Bakwena split into two separate groups: the Bakwena-Kgabo staying in Rathatheng, and the Bakwena-Mogopa that settled in Mabjanamatshwana. Kgabo may have been the ''kgosi'' who lead the Bakwena from Rathatheng into present-day Botswana, but this could also have been his son and successor Motshodi. According to Isaac Schapera, Kgabo was succeeded by Motshodi c. 1740. According to history professor Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgosi
A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Batswana and South Africa peoples tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di-'' creates the plural form '' dikgosi''; the feminine suffix '' -gadi'' makes the word '' kgosigadi''; and the adjectival suffix '' -kgolo'', meaning "large", creates '' kgosikgolo'', the word for "supreme leader". It is a title often given to aristocrats in Botswana and surrounding countries where there are Tswana speaking people. The office of tribal leadership is called the ''bogosi'' while the person who assumes the office is the ''kgosi''. Duties The Bogosi Act of 2008 defines the powers of dikgosi. According to the Bogosi Act, the kgosi of a tribe has several duties: to manage the tribe, to organize kgotla meetings, and to follow the rules and advice of the national government and the members of the tribe. The dikgosi of the eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwena Tribe
The Bakwena or Bakoena ("those who venerate the crocodile") are a large Sotho-Tswana clan in Southern Africa of the southern Bantu group. They can be found in different parts of southern Africa such as Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini. "Kwena" is a Sotho/Tswana/Sepedi word meaning "crocodile", the crocodile is also their totem ( seboko). Genealogy and history Earliest ancestor of the Kwena clan, Kwena, was a grandson of Masilo I, the King of Bahurutse clan around 1360 CE. Kwena and his followers settled at Tebang, now called Heidelberg. Around 1500 CE, Bakwena started spreading in the region, from the Lekwa River to Kalahari (Botswana) until settling at Ntsoanatsatsi (mythical origin land of the Sotho-Tswana people) with the Bafokeng around 1580 CE. Early leaders * Kwena (dates unknown) * Phokotsea (dates unknown) * Kgabo I (late 17th century) * Tebele (late 17th or early 18th century) Basotho line * first leader was Kgosi Nape. * Napo begot and was succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
