Peleng: The Heartbeat Of Lobatse
Monday, March 22, 2010
Peleng is commonly known as 'Kasi'. It is the home of popular Premier League side, Extension Gunners and captains of industry like the chief executive officer of the Botswana Insurance Fund Management (BIFM), Victor Senye, the managing director of the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Maria Nthebolan and the chief executive officer of the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), Thapelo Matsheka. Senye is proud of his roots in Peleng.
"I am proud of where I come from. I still associate myself very much with Peleng. That's where my roots and siblings are. I go there on a regular basis to check on my folks. You shouldn't run away from where you come from," said Senye in a previous interview.
Smash-and-grab incidents became common at traffic lights, Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) bombings made headlines too often, cash-in-transit robberies terrified security personnel, while home invasions left families traumatised in the very places they were supposed to feel safest. The situation had reached alarming levels and threatened not only the peace of ordinary citizens, but also the country’s reputation as one of the safest and most...