"They said our fathers working in the South African mines called themselves Batswana, so why were we saying we were Bayeyi?"
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Reflections of an indigenous languages champion,Mmegi (25 February 2014)
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Gilson Saleshando
Gilson Shaleshando is was a motswana politician and a former President of the Botswana Congress Party.
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