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Gaolese Kent Koma
Gaolese Kent Koma (7 December 1918 – 9 March 2006) was a Botswana politician and businessman. He served in the National Assembly (Botswana), National Assembly as Member of Parliament for Mahalapye village from 1965 to 1994. Early life and education He was born on 7 December 1918 in Shoshong and later moved with his parents to settle in Ditlharepeng ward in Serowe village in the Central District (Botswana), Central District of Botswana. His father Nkgabong Dintwe was farmer and headman. His mother Gabataelwe Dintwe Koma was a house wife who spent much of her time in the fields. Koma is the last born of four siblings, three boys and a girl. He was member of the Malekantwa age regiment (known as mophato) which had people from his generation such as Moutlakgola P.K. Nwako, Lenyeletse Seretse, Kenneth Koma and Monametsi Chiepe. As young boy, Koma spent much time at the cattle post helping in rearing of cattle and other livestock. He started his school at Central School in 1930 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoshong
Shoshong is a town in Botswana, formerly the chief settlement of the eastern Bamangwato. Physical location Shoshong is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn at , in the Central District of Botswana, about west of Mahalapye. The town is situated above sea level in the valley of the Shoshong, an intermittent tributary of the Limpopo. Nearby villages are Tobela, Ikongwe, Kalamare, Mmutlane, and Mosolotshane. Shoshong is encircled by hills used for grazing cattle, and is a windy place. The central kgotla is located by the mouth of the steep valley (kloof) which used to be the source of water for the village. History Shoshong was initially inhabited by BaPhaleng, who were later joined by Bakaa, and later BaNgwato under King Sekgoma I. Oral traditions from the village points that the Baphaleng chief invited Bangwato from Mosu where they were continuously harassed and vulnerable to Matebele attacks. The site of Shoshong was chosen as being easily defensible against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |