Bangwaketse

Bangwaketse
Coordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°ECoordinates: 24°59′S 25°21′E / 24.983°S 25.350°E
Time zone	Central Africa Time (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+2)

The Bangwaketse (also known as the BaNgwaketse, or Ngwaketse) are one of the eight principal tribes in Botswana, and are ethnic Tswana.^[1][2][3] (The "Ba" or "Bo" prefix in African tribal names in southern Africa means "people of" or "people who speak". "Ma" means "person of".) Kanye is the original Bangwaketse village located in the Southern District settled in 1853, originally called Ntsweng Hill.^[4] The King of the tribe is King Malope II son of Seepapitso IV.^[5] The Bangwaketse people live in the arid mountainous region of Southern Botswana mentioned in the book Cherub: Guardian Angel. It is bordered by Moshupa, Lobatse, Jwaneng and is a 45-minute drive from Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. The town is served by Kanye Airport.

A documentary on the Bangwaketse royal family was filmed in 2003–2005: "The Queen's Courtyard".^[6]

Notable Bangwaketse

• Quett Masire – Former President of Botswana
• King Seepapitso IV-former Botswana ambassador to China and former leader of House of Chiefs
• Archibald Mogwe – Former Botswana foreign minister and Former Ambassador.
• Kentse Nchi Rammidi – Former Kanye North MP and Former Local Government Assistant Minister
• Morulaganyi Kgasa- Author of Thanodi ya Setswana (The Setswana Dictionary)
• Prof Thapelo Otlogetswe- Author of Tlhalosi ya Medi Ya Setswana(The Setswana Dictionary)
• Mpule Kwelagobe – is a Motswana Political Economist, Philanthropist, model and beauty queen from Gaborone, Botswana who was crowned Miss Universe in May 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago.

See also

• List of rulers of the Bangwaketse^[7][8][9]

References

1. Botswana Traditional States. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
2. Schapera, Isaac (2007). A Short History of the Bangwaketse. p. 26.
3. Schapera, I. (1942). "A Short History of the Bangwaketse". African Studies. 1 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/00020184208706566. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
4. Scotch, Kangangwani Knight (2008). The Settlement Nexus of the Southern Tswana on Hilltops and Valleys in Present Day South East Botswana in the 19th Century. dissertation. University of Pretoria.
5. Otlogetswe, Thapelo (2011). "History of the Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
6. Heldmann, Eva (2005). The Queen's Courtyard. Eva Heldmann Filmproduktion.
7. "The baNgwaketse (Tribe)". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
8. "Setswana Bangwaketse". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
9. Ngcongco, Leonard (1976). "Aspects of the History of the Bangwaketse to 1910". dissertation. Yale Library: Dalhousie University. Retrieved 14 October 2012.