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Kgosi Khama IV

2026-05-112026-06-13

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  1. June 2026
  2. Daily News Botswana

    Kgosi Khama IV, of GaMmanagwato officially light the boom fire to pave way for the signature dance.

    San Healing Dance Highlight of Macheng Bushfre Festival
  3. Daily News Botswana

    Kgosi Khama IV of BaGammangwato expressed gratitude during the ceremony noting, history and culture preservation would not be complete without the repatriated items.

    Khama III Memorial Museum receives Colonial Artefacts from UK
  4. May 2026
  5. Daily News Botswana

    Former First Lady, Ms Barbara Mogae (left), daughter Boikaego Mogae and Kgosi Khama IV of Bangwato were among the mourners at the commencement of the National Prayers for the late Former President Festus Mogae at Ditshupo Hall on May 10.

    National Prayers for Mogae Starts
Culture

San healing dance showcased at fourth Macheng Bushfire Festival

The News

At Macheng Bushfire Festival's fourth edition, San communities from D'Kar, Maake and Zutshwa performed the num dance, a traditional healing ritual performed around fire. The performance, where dancers enter a trance state called kia to access spiritual energy known as num for healing, demonstrated that Kgalagadi culture remains alive and transmitted across generations.

2 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Tuesday 2 June

  1. San healing dance showcased at fourth Macheng Bushfire Festival

    At Macheng Bushfire Festival's fourth edition, San communities from D'Kar, Maake and Zutshwa performed the num dance, a traditional healing ritual performed around fire. The performance, where dancers enter a trance state called kia to access spiritual energy known as num for healing, demonstrated that Kgalagadi culture remains alive and transmitted across generations.

    2 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Monday 1 June

  1. UK returns 45 colonial-era artefacts to Khama III Memorial Museum

    The Khama III Memorial Museum has received 45 sacred artefacts, including clothing and hunting implements, repatriated from Brighton and Hove Museum in the United Kingdom after a formal claim submitted in 2022. The items, collected by British missionary Reverend William Charles Willoughby in the 1890s from GaMmangwato territory, were officially unveiled at the museum in Serowe.

    1 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Monday 11 May

  1. National Prayers Begin for Late Former President Mogae

    National Prayers for the late Former President Festus Mogae commenced on May 10 at Ditshupo Hall. A National Mourning Period declared in his honour will continue until May 16, during which the national flag will fly at half-mast at government buildings, ministries, diplomatic missions, and public institutions.

    11 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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