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Mosadi Seboko
Mosadi Seboko (born 7 June 1950) is the Kgosikgolo of the Balete people in Botswana. She is the first female kgosikgolo in the history of Botswana. Early life Mosadi Seboko was born on 7 June 1950 in Ramotswa, south of Gaborone. Her name ''Mosadi'' literally means "woman" in Setswana, and she was given the English name "Muriel". Her father, Mokgosi II, expected a boy to be his oldest child, but upon seeing his daughter, he said, "Well, it's a woman. What can I do? It's my child." In 1969, she graduated from Moeding College. Two years later, she became the department administrator at Barclay's Bank. She ended her six-year marriage with her abusive husband in 1978. Chieftainship Mosadi Seboko's brother was kgosikgolo from 1 June 1996 to 17 June 2001 when he died from an illness. Tumelo Seboko, an uncle of Mosadi, became acting kgosikgolo from 21 June 2001 to 7 January 2002. Mosadi's mother and sisters pushed her to become the next kgosikgolo during this time, which would break a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgosi
A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Tswana people, Batswana tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Tswana language, Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di-'' creates the plural form ''wikt:dikgosi, dikgosi''; the feminine suffix ''wikt:-gadi#Tswana, -gadi'' makes the word ''wikt:kgosigadi, kgosigadi''; and the adjectival suffix ''wikt:-golo#Tswana, -kgolo'', meaning "large", creates ''wikt:kgosikgolo, kgosikgolo'', the word for "supreme leader". It is a title often given to aristocrats in Botswana and surrounding countries where there are Tswana speaking people. The office of tribal leadership is called the ''bogosi'' while the person who assumes the office is the ''kgosi''. Duties The Bogosi Act of 2008 defines the powers of dikgosi. According to the Bogosi Act, the kgosi of a tribe has several duties: to manage the tribe, to organize wikt:kgotla, kgotla meetings, and to follow the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
