Domboshaba

ruins is a cultural and heritage site in Botswana originally occupied towards the end of the Great Zimbabwe period (1250–1450 AD).

[citation needed] The Domboshaba gate house was constructed and opened by the Kalakamati Community through the Ipelegeng programme (Self reliance) in collaboration with the department of national museum and monuments.

Reaffirming the notion that the site was a very prominent trading centre occupied by Iron Age farmers.

The older dakha house floors were exposed by amateur archaeologists and soil erosion over time.

[2] Domboshaba Cultural festival started in 2000 when Mukani Action Campaign (MAC) and the Balumbidzi be iKalanga (The Society for the Promotion of iKalanga Language (SPIL) embarked on a search for ways to promote and celebrate the culture and history of the Kalanga people.

[10][11] The event comprises distinguished guests from different backgrounds to come and witness the culture and tradition of Kalanga people.

This event is respected and sponsored by the Botswana tourism organisation to openly create awareness about the event and the monument site, this will also be the time to share Kalanga tradition experience and have a taste of the different traditional foods ranging from Delele, Nyembah, Topii, Morogo wa dinawa, Zengwe, Lebelebele and others.