Tlogelang Go Itshutlha Molo Ka Tawana!

That as it may, Botswana has to accept that it has never really discussed, in a wholesome way, the issue of 'what really makes a Motswana'.
At independence, writes Elmon Tafa, it was left to a few wives of expatriates and others to depict, by way of national emblems such as the flag, the coat of arms and other national symbols, those things that were at the core of Botswana vision for future development.

A few years later, there was some intermittent discussion about 'national dress' and other things that might distinguish Batswana from other nations, also characterising their values, beliefs and traditions in some symbol that the nation could recognise and believe in.