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FRANCISTOWN: Tonota North is a vast rural constituency consisting of the villages of Borolong, Chadibe, Jamataka, Mathangwane, Mabesekwa, Mosetse, Nshakazhokwe, Sebina, Marapong, Marobela and dozens of so-called informal settlements.

Nestled between Francistown and Tutume, this constituency, which remains one of the least developed in the country, is traversed by the Francistown-Orapa road and the Francistown-Maun road; two of the most economically critical roads to Botswana.

In the absence of any industry in the constituency, the majority of the able-bodied people from the disparate villages that constitute it migrate to the towns to seek employment.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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