When we lived there we mainly bought Boerpampoen, which is a flattish, not deeply serrated grey/white skinned one - a bit like a Jarradale. The other one was a Red skinned one a bit like a Kabocha but that was'nt grown widely. Hubbard Squash and Butternut were common and a small one with a very dark green skin and yellow to orange flesh that I really liked. Then there's Gem squash - did you get some seeds? If not I have some growing and will keep you some. It is unique. I'd say she probably used Boerpampoen ( farmer's pumpkin) which is very common and probably evolved because of its tolerance to variable weather. I'll ask my friend Sue when she gets back from overseas. I'll fish out a recipe for pumpkin soup with peanuts that was a common dish in the Botswana area.
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