Kanyane: The Other Name For Peleng

Just at the southern tip of Botswana, about 70km from the capital city Gaborone lies a historical town of Lobatse near Mafikeng in South Africa. Lobatse has a rich history.

Lobatse hosted the first Radio Botswana, the railway line that connected Southern Rhodesia with South Africa passed and later connected the north of this country with the south passes through the town, Botswana's first meat industry and Africa's largest beef exporter, Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is also located in Lobatse.

When you approach Lobatse from Gaborone, the first turn on your left directs you to Lobatse Clay Works (LCW), and there at the foot of the hill lies a village on the left side of the railway line east of Lobatse called Peleng. 

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