Dithubaruba Cultural Festival

[1] The Dithubaruba event focuses on the culture of Bakwena of Molepolole and the significant role played by their late chief, Kgosi Sechele I, during his reign in the 1800s.

It is sponsored by the Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO) and the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development (MYSC).

[1] Chief Sechele I moved his capital from Kolobeng to Ntsweng (a place of rock or a hill) in 1864, a more easily defendable site.

[3] Ntsweng, a monument located Southeast of Molepolole, was abandoned in 1934 when Bakwena were forced to move by Chief Kgari II and colonial administrators.

The current day Ntsweng is a large area, with notable stones and "Mmakgosi's house," which was used as Sebele II's office.

A.M. Merriweather the then Evangelist and doctor at Scottish Livingstone Hospital, and holds a section of the museum dedicated to Kgosi Sechele I.