Along came Gaositwe

To all intents and purposes, the story of Dr Gaositwe Chiepe cannot be adequately told in the context of a profile. For it is much larger than that. The task seems impregnable when one considers her many accomplishments. How does one do justice to a life and career replete with landmarks at every juncture? One avenue could be to look at her life against the backdrop of the issues and prevailing social attitudes of the day.

Gaositwe Keagakwa Tibe Chiepe was born in Serowe on 20 October 1922, 75 years after Dr David Livingstone introduced Western education among Batswana at Kolobeng in 1847.