Sebego And Livingstone

We last left off on the 12th of November 1837, with Boer and Batswana alike watching from atop the Dwarsburg hills as tens of thousands of Amandebele crossed into modern Botswana at Sikwane.

The Batswana of what is now South Africa were thus liberated from the Amandebele yoke, though for the Batswana of Botswana the struggle had simply entered a new phase.

In the white settler historiography of this region the indigenous African contribution in expulsion of the Amandebele has been largely ignored. Back in 1964 Dr. S.M. Molema thus observed:  “The historians, Theal, and many others before and after him, have wasted much ink and time in trying to belittle the African contribution.”

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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