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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The P55 million Kweneng Regional Museum project at Ntsweng Heritage Site will be completed by the end of August.<\/b><\/p>\n

When updating Bakwena on Thursday during a consultative kgotla meeting, the Director of National Museum and Monuments, Mr Phillip Segadika, said the project included a museum, an amphitheatre, a craft centre, a restaurant, a camping site and the renovation of Mma Kgosi\u2019s house which once served as an office.<\/p>\n

Mr Segadika said the project was one of the deliverables under the National Development Plan 11. The Ntsweng heritage site has been identified as a tourism attraction site which could attract tourists from all walks of life to learn about the history of Bakwena led by Kgosi Sechele I.<\/p>\n

He said the world-class restaurant, which was constructed at the site, was built with the idea to increase revenue income and help to bring additional developments.<\/p>\n

He added that government would partner with Bakwena to form a company that would run the heritage site.<\/p>\n

He said the archeological assessment had identified that Ntsweng used to be the capital city of Bakwena as traditional artifacts were found at the site.<\/p>\n

Mr Segadika said already seven human remains have been exhumed during construction and were taken to the national museum for safe keeping until their reburial.<\/p>\n

He said the burial sites showed the history of Bakwena and how they carried out burial during their time.<\/p>\n

Mr Segadika said necessary steps were taken to make sure they preserve the history of the site so that people could come and learn about the historical site.<\/p>\n

He thanked Kgosi Sechele I Museum Trust for their contribution of P5 million towards the Ntsweng heritage site construction and renovation.<\/p>\n

He said they were yet to exhibit artefacts that portrayed the history of Bakwena.<\/p>\n

Mr Modirwa Kekwaletswe from Motaki, a company that has been tasked with the exhibition design of the museum asked Bakwena to help them with artefacts they have that could be used at the museum.<\/p>\n

Mr Kekwaletswe said exhibition items, among them photos, traditional items like dinkgwana and old ploughing tools are important as they portrayed the historical life of Bakwena.<\/p>\n

Bakwena, who came to the meeting, applauded the Department of National Museums and monuments for the project which shall depict their historical lives.<\/p>\n

One of them, Mr Mpho Laolang, said he has the history of Kobokwe cave and the horns of Kgosi Kgari Sechele I which were used to ask for rain and said he was willing to share the history with the museum for documentation.<\/p>\n

Another resident, Mr Mompati Bolotsang said as Bakwena, they should to bring the historical artefacts to help their museum document Bakwena history.<\/p>\n

Mr Boingotlo Shatera said he was worried that some of the old artefacts are very old and worn out and will need to be refurbished to revamp their look.<\/p>\n

He said he has some artefacts which he could share with the museum among them being old ploughing tools.<\/p>\n

Ms Sarah Sechele said the museum should give women an opportunity to showcase the history of Bakwena women through use of soil decorations so as to preserve it.<\/p>\n

Earlier on, in his welcome remarks Kgosi Kgari III said the meeting was meant to update Bakwena on the progress of Ntsweng heritage site.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. The P55 million Kweneng Regional Museum project at Ntsweng Heritage Site will be completed by the end of August. 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