A matter of definition � towns and villages

In the tribal areas where by official definition, there could be villages but no towns, there were the old tribal capitals, some very large, notably Serowe and Kanye. But then came major problems with the advent of Phikwe, Orapa, Jwaneng and Sowa Pan all located in tribal areas. 

The solution was extract them from the customary land use areas in which they were embedded, make them all freehold areas and townships – with Phikwe soon to be upgraded and given the status of town with its very own mayor. But the problem of definition had the bureaucrat planners hopping all over the place in an effort to avoid terming the old traditional settlements, towns.