It was named after Chief Kgosi Gaborone of the BaTlokwa tribe . His village , now called Tlokweng , was just across a river from the `` Government Camp '' ( colonial government headquarters ) . Gaberones , derived from Gaborone 's Village , was named after Chief Gaborone of the BaTlokwa , whose home village , now called Tlokweng , was across the river from the Government Camp , the name of the colonial government headquarters .