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'''Kanye''' is a village in southern [[Botswana]], located {{Convert|83|km|mi}} south-west of the capital, [[Gaborone]].<ref>[http://www.botswanabeckons.com/places/places-southern/places-kanye Kanye], Botswana Beckons. Retrieved 16 October 2016.</ref> It is the administrative centre of the [[Southern District, Botswana|Southern District]], and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2022 |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2 |url=https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications |access-date=January 31, 2023 |publisher=Statistics Botswana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2 |publisher=Statistics Botswana |year=2022 |isbn=978-99968-959-3-7 |language=English}}</ref> This is an increase compared to the 45,196 of the [[2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census|2011 census]], making it the ninth-largest village in the country.<ref>[http://ecastats.uneca.org/aicmd/Portals/0/Census%202011%20Preliminary%20%20Brief%20Sept%2029%202011.pdf 2011 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Results Brief] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109030604/http://ecastats.uneca.org/aicmd/Portals/0/Census%202011%20Preliminary%20%20Brief%20Sept%2029%202011.pdf|date=9 November 2016}}, Census Office of Botswana. Retrieved 16 October 2016.</ref> Kanye is the traditional capital of the [[Bangwaketse|Ngwaketse]] tribe, who first settled in the area in the 1790s. The village is the longest continuously-occupied tribal capital in the country.<ref>[http://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/destination/kanye Kanye], Botswana Tourism. Retrieved 16 October 2016.</ref> |
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'''Kanye''' is a town located in southern [[Botswana]]. It is the administrative center of the [[Southern District, Botswana|Southern District]].Kanye is the oldest major center in Botswana, founded since 1853. It is the capital of the [[Bangwaketse]] tribe who their King is [[King Malope II son of Seepapitso IV]]. Kanye is the original village for Bangwaketse, which is one of the biggest tribes in Botswana. It is located in the mountainous region of Southern Botswana. It is bordered by [[Moshupa]], Lobatse, Jwaneng and is a 45-minute drive from [[Gaborone]], which is the capital city of Botswana. |
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An 80 minute documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was shot in Kanye in 2003-2005: "The Queen's Courtyard"<ref>[http://www.heldmannfilm.de/ eva heldmann filmproduktion]</ref> |
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Kanye lies on a series of hills which form a natural protective barrier against the sands of the [[Kalahari Desert]]. The hills extend into the [[Bushveld]] region of South Africa.<ref name="sillery">{{cite book |last=Sillery|first=Anthony|date=1952|title=The Bechualand Protectorate|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=196|isbn= 0313239703}}</ref> There is a deep natural gorge called Kanye Gorge close to the village, which was reputedly used as a hiding place for villagers during the various conflicts{{Vague|reason=which conflicts?|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} of the 19th century.<ref>[http://www.botswanabeckons.com/places/places-southern/places-kanye/item/the-kanye-gorge Places > Southern > Kanye > THE KANYE GORGE], Botswana Beckons. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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==History== |
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Kanye was established in the 1790s by Makaba, the [[List of rulers of Ngwaketse|paramount chief]] of the [[Bangwaketse|Ngwaketse]] (a tribe of the larger [[Tswana people]]). He moved his tribe to Kanye after losing a battle to the nearby [[Kwena tribe]], fortifying the existing Kanye Hill with stone walls. In about 1798, Kanye was attacked by an alliance of [[Rolong tribe|Rolong]] and [[Griqua people|Griquas]], but the Ngwaketse were able to repel the attack and kill their opponents' leader.<ref>Sillery, p. 133.</ref> European traders and hunters began visiting Kanye in the early 19th century, but it was not until the reign of [[Gaseitsiwe]] (who became chief of the [[Ngwaketse]] in 1845) that they began to actually settle in the area.<ref name="p138">Sillery, p. 138.</ref> In 1852, Joseph McCabe, a British trader, crossed the [[Kalahari Desert]] from south to north, beginning in Kanye and ending at [[Lake Ngami]].<ref>Sillery, p. 26.</ref> |
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In June 1854, [[Robert Moffat (missionary)|Robert Moffat]] passed through Kanye on his way north to the lands of the [[Northern Ndebele people|Matabele]]. He and his party found the town "completely destroyed as a result of the wars with the [[Boer]]s", with the Ngwaketse living in the ruins.<ref>Sillery, p. 31.</ref> By the 1860s, Kanye had been rebuilt and was prospering as a trading centre for ivory, animal skins, and ostrich feathers.<ref name="dict">{{cite book |last1=Morton|first1=Fred|last2=Ramsay|first2=Jeff|last3=Mgadla|first3=Part Themba|date=2008|title=Historical Dictionary of Botswana|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=161|isbn= 978-0810864047}}</ref> Although Kanye had received semi-regular visits from missionaries, a formal mission was not established until 1871, when the [[London Missionary Society]] sent a representative.<ref name="p138" /> In 1887, following the establishment of the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] in 1885, a small British-run police station was established.<ref>Sillery, p. 139.</ref> In 1899, during the [[Second Boer War]], the Ngwaketse allied with the British, with Kanye at one stage hosting a 500-strong [[Column (formation)|column]] under the command of Colonel [[Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer|Herbert Plumer]].<ref>Sillery, p. 94.</ref> In the early 20th century, Kanye became the first village in the Bechuanaland Protectorate to introduce irrigation projects and public [[Standpipe (street)|standpipes]]. An [[asbestos]] mine opened in the 1920s.<ref name="dict" /> Former Vice-President and 2nd [[President of Botswana]], [[Quett Masire]] was born in Kanye on 24 July 1926 and was buried in his home village after his death on 22 June 2017. |
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== Notable Bangwaketse from Kanye == |
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*[[Quett Masire]] - [[Heads of state of Botswana|Former President of Botswana]] |
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*[[King Seepapitso IV]]-[[ former Botswana ambassador to China and former leader of House of Chiefs]] |
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*[[Archibald Mogwe]] - A Botswanan foreign minister. |
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*[[Kentse Nchi Rammidi]] - Kanye North MP and Local Government Assistant Minister |
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*[[Morulaganyi Kgasa]]- Author of ''Thanodi ya Setswana'' (The Setswana Dictionary) |
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[[File:Kgotla Kgolo ya Bangwaketse 20200721.jpg|thumb|Kgotla Kgolo ya Bangwaketse village]]The village is divided into several wards. Each ward has a kgosana which is responsible for the cultural administration of the ward. The wards are further divided into small divisions that have headsmen. The following are some of the wards found in Kanye which are further divided into small wards |
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* Ntsweng |
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* Tloung |
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* Kgwatlheng |
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* Mongala |
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* Goolobeko |
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* Gasebako |
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* Kgatleng |
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* Sebego |
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* Gooruele |
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* Gookgano |
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== Major facilities == |
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* National Food Technology Research Centre |
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* Mmakgodumo Dam |
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* Kanye Education Centre |
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* Kanye Bridge |
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* Seepapitso Senior Secondary School |
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* Kanye Seventh Day Adventist Hospital |
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*Maranatha Academy of Excellence |
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==Government== |
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Kanye and the surrounding area are divided into [[Parliamentary constituencies of Botswana|two parliamentary constituencies]], [[Kanye East]] and [[Kanye West (Botswana constituency)|Kanye West]], both of which elect a single member to the [[National Assembly (Botswana)|National Assembly]]. These constituencies were renamed from their original names of Kanye North and Kanye South in 2024 following boundary changes. During the [[2019 Botswana general election|2019 general election]], [[Thapelo Letsholo (politician)|Thapelo Letsholo]] was elected as a member of parliament for Kanye North while L. Kwape was elected as member of parliament for Kanye South.<ref>https://www.parliament.gov.bw/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> They are both members of the [[Botswana Democratic Party]]. At the [[Botswana general election, 2014|2014 general election]], Kanye North was won by [[Patrick Ralotsia]] of the [[Botswana Democratic Party]] and Kanye South was won by [[Abram Kesupile]] of the [[Umbrella for Democratic Change]].<ref>[http://electionsbotswana.org/results/ PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS], Elections Botswana. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> At the [[2024 Botswana general election|2024 general election]], both constituencies returned members of the [[Umbrella for Democratic Change]] (UDC), respectively Mogorosi Mosanana and Victor Phologolo. |
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Kanye is classified as an urban village due to its population size and the definition of a village as defined in the 2011 Population and Housing Census Report.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Statistics |first=Botswana |title=2011 Population and Housing Census: Population of Towns Villages and Associated Localities |publisher=Statistics Botswana |year=2011|url=https://www.statsbots.org.bw/2011-population-and-housing-census-population-towns-villages-and-associated-localities}}</ref> A village is a settlement officially designated as such and has a Tribal Administration, a District Administration and a District Council. The village also has a tribal authority (a Chief, a Tribal Authority, and two Chief’s Representative or Headman) and availability of certain facilities such as schools, clinics or health centres, police offices, water reticulation, etc.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Conlin |first=Richard |date=1979 |title=Employment Creation and Development in Kanye |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40979572 |journal=Botswana Notes and Records |volume=11 |pages=77–88 |jstor=40979572 |issn=0525-5090}}</ref> |
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==Transportation== |
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The main method of transport in and out of Kanye is via [[Transport in Botswana|the highway system]]. Kanye is directly connected to Gaborone through the [[A10 road (Botswana)|A10 road]], and the [[A2 highway (Botswana)|A2 highway]] also passes through the village. The A2 forms part of the [[Trans-Kalahari Corridor]], linking [[Walvis Bay]], [[Namibia]], with [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.botswana.co.za/dnl/botswana-map.pdf Map of Botswana], Siyabona Africa. Retrieved 16 October 2016.</ref> Kanye is additionally served by [[Kanye Airport]] {{airport codes||FBKY}}, which is one of only two airports in Southern District (along with the private [[Jwaneng Airport]], which services the [[Jwaneng diamond mine]]).<ref>[http://www.gcmap.com/search?Q=district:BW-SO Location codes 1-2 of 2 in Southern, Botswana], Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
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* [[Quett Masire]], former [[President of Botswana]] from 1980 to 1998<ref>[http://www.panapress.com/Masire,-Africa-s-statesman-of-the-year--13-448729-17-lang2-index.html "Masire, Africa's statesman of the year"], [[PanaPress]], 3 November 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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* [[Archibald Mogwe]], former [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Botswana)|Foreign Minister of Botswana]] from 1974 to 1985<ref>[http://www.sundaystandard.info/tiger-kloof-names-buildings-after-masire-chiepe-mogwe "TIGER KLOOF NAMES BUILDINGS AFTER MASIRE, CHIEPE & MOGWE"], ''Sunday Standard'', 21 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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* [[Banjo Mosele]], singer-songwriter who has toured with [[Hugh Masekela]]<ref>[http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=7&aid=589&dir=2012%2FApril%2FMonday30&fb_comment_id=10150830383381072_22861212#f6c841cd16db2c "Banjo Mosele thrills Francistown fans"], Mmegionline, 30 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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* [['Makabelo Mosothoane]], cabinet minister in [[Lesotho]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rosenberg|first1=Scott|last2=Weisfelder|first2=Richard|date=2013|title= Historical Dictionary of Lesotho |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2TWVN92hYYC|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=386|isbn= 978-0810879829}}</ref> |
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* [[Barolong Seboni]], poet and columnist for the ''[[Botswana Guardian]]''<ref>[http://bseboni.blogspot.com.au/ Barolong Seboni's CV], BAROLONG SEBONI. Retrieved 15 October 2016.</ref> |
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* Kgotso Tshenyego, author and television host |
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* [[Letsile Tebogo]], sprinter, Olympic Gold medal 200 m, Paris 2024. |
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Kanye | |
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Village | |
 Main road in Kanye | |
  Kanye | |
| Coordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°E | |
| Country |  Botswana |
| District | Southern District |
| Sub-district | Kanye |
| Elevation | 1,306 m (4,288 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 48,028 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Geographical area code[2] | 54X |
| Climate | BSh |
Kanye is a village in southern Botswana, located 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the capital, Gaborone.[3] It is the administrative centre of the Southern District, and had a population of 48,028 as of the 2022 Population and Housing Census.[4][5] This is an increase compared to the 45,196 of the 2011 census, making it the ninth-largest village in the country.[6] Kanye is the traditional capital of the Ngwaketse tribe, who first settled in the area in the 1790s. The village is the longest continuously-occupied tribal capital in the country.[7]
Geography
[edit]Kanye lies on a series of hills which form a natural protective barrier against the sands of the Kalahari Desert. The hills extend into the Bushveld region of South Africa.[8] There is a deep natural gorge called Kanye Gorge close to the village, which was reputedly used as a hiding place for villagers during the various conflicts[vague] of the 19th century.[9]
History
[edit]Kanye was established in the 1790s by Makaba, the paramount chief of the Ngwaketse (a tribe of the larger Tswana people). He moved his tribe to Kanye after losing a battle to the nearby Kwena tribe, fortifying the existing Kanye Hill with stone walls. In about 1798, Kanye was attacked by an alliance of Rolong and Griquas, but the Ngwaketse were able to repel the attack and kill their opponents' leader.[10] European traders and hunters began visiting Kanye in the early 19th century, but it was not until the reign of Gaseitsiwe (who became chief of the Ngwaketse in 1845) that they began to actually settle in the area.[11] In 1852, Joseph McCabe, a British trader, crossed the Kalahari Desert from south to north, beginning in Kanye and ending at Lake Ngami.[12]
In June 1854, Robert Moffat passed through Kanye on his way north to the lands of the Matabele. He and his party found the town "completely destroyed as a result of the wars with the Boers", with the Ngwaketse living in the ruins.[13] By the 1860s, Kanye had been rebuilt and was prospering as a trading centre for ivory, animal skins, and ostrich feathers.[14] Although Kanye had received semi-regular visits from missionaries, a formal mission was not established until 1871, when the London Missionary Society sent a representative.[11] In 1887, following the establishment of the Bechuanaland Protectorate in 1885, a small British-run police station was established.[15] In 1899, during the Second Boer War, the Ngwaketse allied with the British, with Kanye at one stage hosting a 500-strong column under the command of Colonel Herbert Plumer.[16] In the early 20th century, Kanye became the first village in the Bechuanaland Protectorate to introduce irrigation projects and public standpipes. An asbestos mine opened in the 1920s.[14] Former Vice-President and 2nd President of Botswana, Quett Masire was born in Kanye on 24 July 1926 and was buried in his home village after his death on 22 June 2017.
Subdivisions
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The village is divided into several wards. Each ward has a kgosana which is responsible for the cultural administration of the ward. The wards are further divided into small divisions that have headsmen. The following are some of the wards found in Kanye which are further divided into small wards
- Ntsweng
- Tloung
- Kgwatlheng
- Mongala
- Goolobeko
- Gasebako
- Kgatleng
- Sebego
- Gooruele
- Gookgano
Major facilities
[edit]- National Food Technology Research Centre
- Mmakgodumo Dam
- Kanye Education Centre
- Kanye Bridge
- Seepapitso Senior Secondary School
- Kanye Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
- Maranatha Academy of Excellence
Government
[edit]Kanye and the surrounding area are divided into two parliamentary constituencies, Kanye East and Kanye West, both of which elect a single member to the National Assembly. These constituencies were renamed from their original names of Kanye North and Kanye South in 2024 following boundary changes. During the 2019 general election, Thapelo Letsholo was elected as a member of parliament for Kanye North while L. Kwape was elected as member of parliament for Kanye South.[17] They are both members of the Botswana Democratic Party. At the 2014 general election, Kanye North was won by Patrick Ralotsia of the Botswana Democratic Party and Kanye South was won by Abram Kesupile of the Umbrella for Democratic Change.[18] At the 2024 general election, both constituencies returned members of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), respectively Mogorosi Mosanana and Victor Phologolo.
Economy
[edit]Kanye is classified as an urban village due to its population size and the definition of a village as defined in the 2011 Population and Housing Census Report.[19] A village is a settlement officially designated as such and has a Tribal Administration, a District Administration and a District Council. The village also has a tribal authority (a Chief, a Tribal Authority, and two Chief’s Representative or Headman) and availability of certain facilities such as schools, clinics or health centres, police offices, water reticulation, etc.[20]
Transportation
[edit]The main method of transport in and out of Kanye is via the highway system. Kanye is directly connected to Gaborone through the A10 road, and the A2 highway also passes through the village. The A2 forms part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor, linking Walvis Bay, Namibia, with Pretoria, South Africa.[21] Kanye is additionally served by Kanye Airport (ICAO: FBKY), which is one of only two airports in Southern District (along with the private Jwaneng Airport, which services the Jwaneng diamond mine).[22]
Notable people
[edit]- Quett Masire, former President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998[23]
- Archibald Mogwe, former Foreign Minister of Botswana from 1974 to 1985[24]
- Banjo Mosele, singer-songwriter who has toured with Hugh Masekela[25]
- 'Makabelo Mosothoane, cabinet minister in Lesotho[26]
- Barolong Seboni, poet and columnist for the Botswana Guardian[27]
- Kgotso Tshenyego, author and television host
- Letsile Tebogo, sprinter, Olympic Gold medal 200 m, Paris 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ Botswana Telecommunications Authority (11 September 2009), "Botswana (country code +267)", National Numbering Plans, International Telecommunication Union, archived from the original (DOC) on 27 December 2009, retrieved 27 December 2009
- ^ Kanye, Botswana Beckons. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2". Statistics Botswana. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 : Population of Cities, Towns and Villages Version 2. Statistics Botswana. 2022. ISBN 978-99968-959-3-7.
- ^ 2011 Population & Housing Census Preliminary Results Brief Archived 9 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Census Office of Botswana. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Kanye, Botswana Tourism. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Sillery, Anthony (1952). The Bechualand Protectorate. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 0313239703.
- ^ Places > Southern > Kanye > THE KANYE GORGE, Botswana Beckons. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Sillery, p. 133.
- ^ a b Sillery, p. 138.
- ^ Sillery, p. 26.
- ^ Sillery, p. 31.
- ^ a b Morton, Fred; Ramsay, Jeff; Mgadla, Part Themba (2008). Historical Dictionary of Botswana. Scarecrow Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0810864047.
- ^ Sillery, p. 139.
- ^ Sillery, p. 94.
- ^ https://www.parliament.gov.bw/ [bare URL]
- ^ PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS, Elections Botswana. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Statistics, Botswana (2011). 2011 Population and Housing Census: Population of Towns Villages and Associated Localities. Statistics Botswana.
- ^ Conlin, Richard (1979). "Employment Creation and Development in Kanye". Botswana Notes and Records. 11: 77–88. ISSN 0525-5090. JSTOR 40979572.
- ^ Map of Botswana, Siyabona Africa. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Location codes 1-2 of 2 in Southern, Botswana, Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Masire, Africa's statesman of the year", PanaPress, 3 November 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "TIGER KLOOF NAMES BUILDINGS AFTER MASIRE, CHIEPE & MOGWE", Sunday Standard, 21 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Banjo Mosele thrills Francistown fans", Mmegionline, 30 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Rosenberg, Scott; Weisfelder, Richard (2013). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0810879829.
- ^ Barolong Seboni's CV, BAROLONG SEBONI. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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