Bahurutshe Cultural Lodge: The custodians of Setswana culture

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The crowing of a rooster at the crack of dawn wakes visitors at the Bahurutshe Cultural Lodge, which is nestled on a hill in the village of Mmankgodi. According to the tradition of the lodge, which has a cultural village setting, visitors are welcome and bid farewell with ululations.

The place, which is the brainchild of Mmankudu Glickman and Victoria Massey, was primarily set up to preserve the culture of the Bahurutshe in 2005.

A tour through the idyllic place takes one at least a century back and gives the visitor a glimpse into the kind of life Batswana led before everything was spoiled by the coming of the colonialists.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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