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Botswana artifacts - what are they, where are they?
In 1975/76 when the virtually bankrupt National Museum was being taken over by the government, another museum was being launched in Mochudi. This was the Phuthadikobo Museum whose chosen theme was “Mochudi and its people” - thus tribal man, semi urban man, and simply man during years of change.Dining out of town
Quite often Arts and Culture has been to a variety of conference centres or seminar facilities in this country. Those based outside of Gaborone generally do not have a particular sparkle, but finally Arts and Culture stumbled on one, which had. Where one might ask? Of all places, it was in Otse, located some 60 odd kilometres from the city.A diabolical catastrophe
Max and Mona (2004) is at the New Capitol Cinemas, Riverwalk.
Max and Mona, a new South African comedy in Setswana, Zulu, Afrikaans, Soweto slang and English (and with English subtitles), was released at theatres in Botswana and South Africa last Friday.The whole region is throbbing with pain
Elana Bregin and Belinda Kruiper (2004) Kalahari RainSong, Scottsville, University of KwaZulu Natal Press, paperback 110 pages, with 20 additional pages of black and white photographs by Dirk Skorski and 22 colour plates of paintings by Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper and colour photographs by Nelia Oets and Polly Loxton [It is printed on high quality gloss paper to enhance the artworks and photographs].
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