Gabane is a village in Kweneng District

Kweneng District

Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the Bakwena people, the first group in Botswana converted to Christianity by famed missionary David Livingstone. Various landmarks, including Livingstone's Cave, allude to this history...

 of Botswana

Botswana

Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...

. It is located 15 km (10 mi) west of Gaborone

Gaborone

' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....

, the capital of Botswana. The population was 10,399 in 2001 census, making it the fourth largest settlement in Kweneng.

This village is originally home to BaMalete

Bamalete

Bamalete, or baMalete, is the traditional name of a Southern African Tswana tribe of Nguni descent, who tend to prefer the modern name Balete...

 tribe. Kgosi Mosadi Seboko is the paramount chief and is stationed at Ramotswa, the capital of Balete

Balete

Balete can refer to:*The modern name for the baMalete, a Southern African Tswana tribe.*The Banyan Tree, locally known as 'Balite' or 'Balete' in the Philippines and closely associated with the spirit world according to a number of Philippine Myths, or any species of Ficus in general*Balete, Aklan,...

. The elder population is still very much into agriculture while the younger generations are more urbanized.

*The culture of Gabane*

Gabane is well known for her lively music scene and night life as well as contemporary fashion trends. The village has produced several live bands like Matsieng

Matsieng

Matsieng is a Setswana traditional music trio formed in 2005 in Gaborone Botswana. They burst in to the scene with their 2005 festive season album, Semakaleng...

 and Franco and Afro Musica

Franco and Afro Musica

Franco and Afro Musica is a twelve piece Gabanean kwasa kwasa band founded by Frank "Franco" Lesokwane.As is the norm in the Rhumba circles for artists to go by more than one names, Lesokwane also goes by a plethora of names like Stango, Lepako and Chakala...

. The Gabaneans are passionate football followers. Their most successful team, Uniao Flamengo Santos, plays in the National Premier League.

Notable natives

Gabane is home to:

• Uniao Flamengo Santos
• Frank Lesokwane the leader of a kwasa-kwasa band called Franco and Afro Musica
  Franco and Afro Musica
  Franco and Afro Musica is a twelve piece Gabanean kwasa kwasa band founded by Frank "Franco" Lesokwane.As is the norm in the Rhumba circles for artists to go by more than one names, Lesokwane also goes by a plethora of names like Stango, Lepako and Chakala...
  
  .
• Matsieng
  Matsieng
  Matsieng is a Setswana traditional music trio formed in 2005 in Gaborone Botswana. They burst in to the scene with their 2005 festive season album, Semakaleng...
  
   traditional group.
• Miso Mmereki, an influential Radio and Television personality.
• Innocent Ranku
  Innocent Ranku
  Innocent Ranku is a Botswanan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Uniao Flamengo Santos. He played for the Botswana national football team between 1997 and 2003.-External links:...
  
  , a Uniao Flamengo Santos midfielder.