Reliving the past with Dithubaruba

This coming weekend Bakwena tribe will celebrate the 11th annual Dithubaruba Cultural Festival at Ntsweng Heritage site and the cultural festival will continue to highlight Sechele as an integral part of Bakwena’s rich culture and history.

The cultural festival will be held under the theme ‘Golo re go yang ka go ipatla le go ipatlisisa’. People will reminisce at the old place that played an important role in protecting Batswana tribes such as Bangwaketse, Bakgatla bagaMmanaana and Bakaa as well as Bakwena from the Boers attack.  Historians tell us that Dithubaruba was the place where Sechele and his people retreated to after the battle of Dimawe more than a century ago. Dithubaruba is not just a cultural festival but also an important cultural heritage for Bakwena and other Batswana tribes. It has been described as the “birthplace of modern day Botswana”.