The city with many names

FRANCISTOWN: The country's second largest city has with many names.

Depending on generations, other than the official name of Francistown, which was named after a gold miner, Daniel Francis in 1897, Francistown bears names such as Ghetto, Sthalala, Tafa,Toropo or whatever individual residents find suitable to them.

Francis was a director of the Tati Concessions Company, the pioneers of the now popular Tati Company or TC, which owns a chunk of land within the city and its environs.

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