Sebego Crosses The Molopo

Like his late father Makaba II, Sebego was now determined to further secure his position by promoting contact with the British ruled Cape Colony for the direct export of his karosses and ivory. The effect of firearms during his assault on Dithubaruba reinforced the Mongwaketse in his determination to acquire guns through the game products trade.

Travellers’ accounts from the period confirm that southern Botswana was at the time teeming with game, including elephant and rhino. With no immediate military challenge Sebego’s disciplined regiments were free to exploit the abandoned hunting grounds of Kweneng, as well as Gangwaketse.