How many really know the exact location of the school, which some people equate to the famous Tigerkloof College of South Africa due to its contribution in provision of education in the country during colonial days? These questions persistently bothered my mind some time last year in September when I made a memorable visit to the ruins of this legendary school. The visit was exceptional to me due to the fact that my great grandfather, Mbereki Machucha Chiwidi, was a graduate of the school himself. He started telling me about the school's fame back in the 1980s when I began schooling at Mampori Memorial School in Marapong. At that tender age, I began to envy my grandfatherÕs rare opportunity of having been taught by the legendary Dr Kgalemang Motsete. When my grandfather was laid to rest on December 25, 2001, I developed a serious yearning to visit the ruins of the school that he called with a tinge of academic pride, "the Tigerkloof of Bukalanga".
If you are still confused by my decision to choose to write about an otherwise unknown post-primary school in Botswana, then you need to join me on the journey into the ruins of this school. The ruins of the Tati Training Institute, the official name of this legendary school, are located some few kilometres east of Mosojane village at a place known as Nyewele. There are basically two routes that take you directly to these ruins. You can access the site from Masunga and travel north-eastwards towards Mulambakwena. If you are coming from Nlapkhwane village, follow the tarred road towards Masunga passing through Zwenshambe village. There is a sharp curve to the left that leads to Mulambakwena. At this point, take the gravel road heading eastwards to Mosojane village.
