Balete are settled in Southern Botswana villages that include Ramotswa, Gabane, Otse, Metsimotlhabe, Mogobane and Modipane.
Phatlê (Wa ko Tlhôgô ya Tlou)[1] Malete Maphalaolê Mongatane Maio Kgomo Mokgwê Marumô Pôwê I a Marumo 1805 Mokgôjwe a Pôwê (acting) 1805–1830 Pôwê II a Mokgôjwe (died c. 1830) 1830–1886 Mokgôsi I a Pôwê 1886–1896 Ikaneng a Mokgôsi 1896–1906 Mokgôsi II a Ikaneng 1906–1917 Baitlotle a Ikaneng (acting) 1917–1937 Seboko I a Mokgôsi 1937–1945 Ketswerebothata a Mokgôsi (acting) 1945–1966 Mokgôsi III a Seboko 1966–1996 Kelemogile a Seboko (Kelemogile Mokgosi) acting 1996–2001 Seboko II a Mokgôsi 2001–2002 Tumelo a Seboko (acting) 2002 - present Mosadi Seboko Matebele a mantsho aga ma masodi-a mphela (a mazulu a mphela) A ga selala le namane letlhakoleng di robaroba matlhakola dia robile di satla go a lala namane tse di naka di diobe ere faere "gou!
"di be dire "goo" kgodumo...o e tshabele mogotlhong more wa nare ga o lebalebelwe; mutlwa gao tswane le lenaka, o ka tlhomolwa.
Barwa taola tsa mere Barwa motlhana o tlhokile motsei o jelwe ke magakabe le manong Barwa kgodumo ya leselesele September 1, 2012 saw the beginning of a new era for the Balete tribe, as it revived its dormant tradition of male initiation, Bogwera, under the guidance of its first ever female Paramount Chief Mosadi Seboko.
The event attracted members of the diplomatic corps from Mozambique, Nigeria, the United States of America, the UK and the Chinese Women's Association.