 The Baka-Nswazwi have been assimilated back over the years into their Kalanga (Bakalanga) culture

They were led by John Madawo Nswazwi, who was born in Nswazwi in then Bechuanaland in 1875.John Nswazwi was exiled to Mafikeng in 1947 by the colonial government as a result of a conflict with the Bangwato regent Tshekedi Khama.Tshekedi Khama was the uncle of Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana.