Kgalemang Motsete

Kgalemang Tumediso Motsete was born on September 24, 1899, in Serowe. A prodigiously talented scholar, he attended Tiger Kloof and won a scholarship to the University of London, where he earned degrees in divinity, arts, and music, becoming an Associate of the Royal College of Music.

Motsete founded the Tshotlego National School and the Nyangabgwe Primary School, teaching African youth self-reliance. In 1960, he co-founded the Botswana People's Party (BPP), pioneering modern anti-colonial party politics. In 1966, his magnificent choral hymn Fatshe leno la rona was officially adopted as the National Anthem of the newly independent Republic of Botswana.