1578 (MDLXXVIII) ebile ngwaga wa go thoma ka Sontaga, ngwaga wa bosenyane ngwagengsome wa 1570s, ngwaga wa bomasomešupa seswai ngwagengkgolo wa Ngwagakgolo 16, le ngwaga wa bomakgolo hlano masomešupa seswai ngwagengkete wa Ngwagakete 2.