page_title: Mathangwane
section_title: Botswana 50 years of Independence Celebrations
hierarchical_section_title: Mathangwane / Botswana 50 years of Independence Celebrations
context_page_description: Mathangwane is a village in the Central District of Botswana administered under the Tutume Sub-District Council. The village is located at the confluence of the Shashe and Vukwi rivers, 25 kilometres west of the City of Francistown along the A3 highway. The population of the village was 5,075 in the 2011 national population and housing census. The village is characterised by many river valleys, tributaries to the Shashe River which serve as boundaries to the village wards.
context_section_description: Like many other Villages around Botswana, Mathangwane Village celebrated the Country's 50 years of self-rule on 30 September 2016. The celebrations were hosted at the Village Main Kgotla where a commemorative plaque  near the Kgotla was unveiled for the first time to the public. Churches, traditional dance groups domicile in the Village and Village elders representing the existing Village Wards entertained the crowd through songs, dance and poems. The day marked the first time in the present history that the Main Village Kgotla was filled to capacity by both youths and elders alike.
caption: 50 years of independence Commemorative plaque in Mathangwane
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