The Bakgatla branch of Batswana are generally divided into five subgroups. Among these the principle dikgosi and greater numbers of the Bakgatla-ba-Mmakau, Bakgatla-ba-Mosetlha and Bakgatla-ba-Motsha are to be found in South Africa, while the Bakgatla bagaKgafela are well known for having a signific...
“Nothing about us without us!” South African disability rights movements in the 1980s The first time I heard the phrase “nothing about us without us,” was in Johannesburg at a transgender rights conference in either 2015 or 2017.
As we begin a new year still in the shadow of the SARS-CoV-2 or “Covid-19” virus we can hope and pray that emerging vaccines will ultimately deliver better times.
2020 was a rough year for many people. 2021 is here with the promise that it can’t get worse than 2020! Countless trials abounded last year – Covid 19 was the centre of chaos we could have never dreamed possible before last year.
It isn’t uncommon for students to feel out of place for the first few months of transitioning to a new school, especially if they are in a new home environment as well. Kids who experience the stress of moving to a new school may show their discomfort by acting out, withdrawing from social act...
Re a tle re nne re bue gore ga e ke e re ka nako tsotlhe a bua, Motswana a tlhamalale, a utlwale gore a reng, Go na le go dira jalo, a natefise puo ka go dirisa manatetshapuo a bangwe gape bar eng ke dipapisapuo.
E ne ya re re ntse re selasela, ra kopana le Dikgang (Daily News) Lwetse 14 2020 mme moo ra bona polelo e e supang ka fa Tona ya Lephata la Itshireletso Molao le Thokgamo , Rre Kagiso Mmusi, a neng a araba ka teng potso nngwe e e (e seng ee) neng e boditswe kwa palamenteng.
This week we take a break from our “Blackman’s War” series to share an English translation of Ratshosa aMostswetla account, published in the February 1896 edition of the Makoko a Becwana newspaper, of how Dikgosi Bathoen, Khama and Sebele were greeted upon their December 1895 retur...
