[1] The people therein are the Bayei, Basarwa and the Baherero though of late there has been a significant increase in the numbers of settlers such as the Bahambukushu.
Nokaneng Windhoek, the Namibian capital, is not far but due to poor road conditions leading to the border it is not a popular route.
The border post at Dobe, 53 km east of Tsumkwe, is now open 7 days a week (7h30 to 16h30 Namibian/Botswana time) and provides a thoroughfare to Botswana.
At this stage, fuel is not available in Nokaneng but there are two shops with very basic supplies, a local police station, a school, two pubs/bars, a bottle store, three churches, a clinic.
Most of the South African bound mine workers were collected from Nokaneng en route to Johannesburg.