The
Sotho-Tswana ethnic group is the name given to a specific group of Bantu people, who frequent places like Lesotho, Botswana and South
Africa. The tribe occupies an important position among the other ethnic groups found in Botswana. The
Sotho-Tswana people got settled in the high central plateau of Central Africa. The present name of this area is Highveld. The society of the Sotho-Tswana ethnic group was a decentralized one and was under the control of an inefficient chief. During the 19th century, the society of the Sotho-Tswana was characterized by two major developments. The first one was the uprising caused by the rise of the Zulu nation and the second one was the advancement of the Boers into the territory of the Sotho-Tswana group of people.
Shamanist was the religion followed by the Sotho-Tswana ethnic group. The main principle of this religion is devotion to the ancestors. Every single community of this group has spiritual counselors and healers to protect them from evil effects and black magic. During the European reign, majority of the people belonging to the Sotho-Tswana group followed Christianity. The people belonging to this group were victims of intense racial discrimination known as apartheid, which continued from 1948 to 1991.
