Lobatse, the forgotten town

Lobatse bus rank. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Lobatse bus rank. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

After 120 years of existence, the country’s erstwhile judicial capital, Lobatse, remains stagnant in terms of developments.

The town was the first place in Botswana to have developments when a 5km tarred or tarmac road was laid in 1958.

At the time it was intended that Lobatse become the capital city of Botswana, however, Gaborone was eventually chosen as the capital.

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