"Ka ngwaga wa 1880 motse yo o setse o nale dingwaga tse masome a mane o le teng e bile ele motse o yo o godileng, gone ga  simolola go nna sekaka le tlaelo ya metse  motse one o bona metsi mo motsweding ole mongwafela leswe le lone lene le setse le le lentsi.  But it become a 'Desert Cit Ka lebaka la tlhaelo ya metsi khama le  batho ba gagwe bane ba fudugela kwa motseng wa  phalatswe/phalapye motse yo o dikilometara tse di herang bobedi kwa bokoni botlhaba jwa motseng wa shoshong magare ga dingwaga tsa 1888 le 1889 kwa e riling morago ba bo ba fetela kwa motseng wa serowe yo oleng kwa bokoni Bophirima jwa phalapye. . Fela jaaka shoshong metse e le yone ene e agilwe mo mekgatŠheng ee tsamaelang kwa Limpopo.  Gore kgama a kgone go fuduga mo lifelong le le le neng le sireletsegile  one a itshwaragantse le bag a mma mosadinyana ba ban eng ba ipaakanyetsa go lefatshe la mashona le matebele."