Gabane is a village in

Kweneng District Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cav ...

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

. It is located 15 km (10 mi) west of

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, the capital of Botswana. The population was 10,399 in 2001 census, making it the fourth largest settlement in Kweneng. Its population was 14,842 at the 2011 census. It's now part of Gaborone agglomeration home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. This village is originally home to

BaMalete The Balete people are a Southern African ethnic group. In Botswana they have occupied a permanent territory since around 1780, officially recognized as a tribal reserve in 1909. They are the only one of eight major tribes that do not belong to the ...

tribe. Kgosi

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 ''Mos ...

is the paramount chief and is stationed at

Ramotswa Ramotswa is a village in South-East District of Botswana, southwest of the capital of Gaborone. The population was 27,760 in 2011 census. It is the tribal capital of the BaLete, an ethnic majority springing from the Nguni tribe. Ramotswa's m ...

, the capital of Balete. The elder population is still very much into agriculture while the younger generations are more urbanized.

The culture of Gabane

Gabane is well known for her lively music scene and night life as well as contemporary fashion trends. The village has produced several live bands like

Matsieng Matsieng is a Setswana traditional music trio formed in 2005 in Gaborone, Botswana. They burst into the scene with their 2005 festive season album, Semakaleng. Known for their explicit lyrics, the trio has toured Botswana, Malaysia and South Afr ...

and

Franco and Afro Musica Franco and Afro Musica is a twelve piece kwasa kwasa band from Gabane, Botswana. The band was founded by Frank "Franco" Lesokwane. As is the norm in the soukous (Congolese rumba) circles for artists to go by more than one names, Lesokwane also go ...

. The Gabaneans are passionate football followers. Their most successful team,

Uniao Flamengo Santos Uniao Flamengo Santos is a football club from Gabane, Botswana, based in Gaborone. They play their home matches at UB Stadium in Gaborone. The club is named after two Brazilian clubs: Flamengo and Santos. Its colors, however, are blue and whit ...

, plays in the National Premier League. There a few teams playing at regional football level, under Kweneng Region, they are Gabane United; Moritshane Lions and Blackburn Callies, whilst Jet Fighters plays in Gaborone Region

Notable natives

Gabane is home to: *

Frank Lesokwane Frank Lesokwane is a Motswana musician who is famously known as Franco. He is known for producing most Kwasa Kwasa hit songs. Frank is also known for being the leader of the Franco and Afro Musica band which is a well performing band in Botswana. ...

the leader of a kwasa-kwasa band called

. *

traditional group. * Miso Mmereki, an influential Radio and Television personality. *

Innocent Ranku Innocent Ranku is a Botswanan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Uniao Flamengo Santos. He played for the Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in associa ...

, a Uniao Flamengo Santos, Notwane and Zebras midfielder. *

Emma wareus Emma Wareus (born 28 July 1990 in Gaborone) is a Botswana model and beauty queen who placed first runner-up to Miss World 2010 on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China. This is the highest placement for a woman from her country in the history of the ...

former miss Botswana,first princess miss world,Beijing china * Shimane Shakes Ntshweu, a former Uniao Flamengo Santos, Mogoditshane Fighters and Zebras midfielder. * Pius Mokgware, a member of parliament

Republic of Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

. * vangauteng the comedian a renowned comedian in the entertainment industry * junior "jujuvine" sekolokwane a comedian, business man,a socialite * oefile mawee Mokgware stand up comedian

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Kweneng District Villages in Botswana {{Botswana-geo-stub

The culture of Gabane

Notable natives

See also

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