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- ↑ Mimi Tsiane, Motswana filmmaker wins US award, Mmegi, 25 August 2005.
- ↑ Elen Leahy, Breaking the silence on domestic violence, Eagle News Online, October 18, 2006.
- ↑ Botswana: Kwelagobe to Feature in an International Series, Mmegi, 2 January 2007.
- ↑ Celebrating the “Tribe of Women” in Our Lives, United Nations Association of Greater Boston, March 17, 2011.