Golden Jubilee Awards Recognise Founding Fathers

As will become evident during the course of our ceremony, those being honoured were drawn from across the country with a diversity of backgrounds. They came to public service from different races and merafe as teachers, small business men, farmers and clergy, as well as dikgosi.

As diverse as they were, 50 years ago each of today’s honourees were united by a common, courageous vision of realising a free and independent Botswana based on common citizenship, with common rights and responsibilities.