M.A. (African Languages) / CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The main aim of this study is to focus on conflict as a literary technique in general, and in particular on Matseke's drama, "Mmalonya". In this chapter the following observations with regard to Setswana drama have been made, viz. that succession has been a fertile ground for Setswana dramatists; that conflict has been treated in a somewhat general manner by literary critics and also that there are very few critical works written or published on this aspect in Setswana drama. CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS OF CONFLICT This chapter commences with some theoretical perspectives on conflict in general. These are followed by a detailed discussion of what conflict is, its nature and its relationship with other aspects of drama such as, actiorr, dialogue and characterization. CHAPTER 3: CONFLICT IN MMALONYA As was the case in chapter 2, this chapter also commences with an exposition of the nature of its principal subject viz. "Conflict in MmaLonya". This is followed by a discussion and a literary evaluation of the types of conflict in Matseke's play. It is observed that the evaluation of Matseke's drama in this regard revealed that this element constitutes the best area in his literary...