Minister drums up support for Dikakapa

Thursday, March 25, 2010

In a week that saw local hopefuls Dikakapa trail behind in the race to finish in the top four in the Kora Awards voting, Youth Sport and Culture Minister, Shaw Kgathi, has drummed up support for the Botswana music ambassadors, as voting for the coveted US$1 million first prize gets intense across Africa.

However the Botswana group are in danger of missing out of the top 4, according to the latest updates in the Kora website, which shows that the Botswana group has not made it in the current top five which is currently led by Paul G of Angola, with 442358 points.

Alioune Nder of Senegal, follows Paul G in second place with 288194 points, while Zimbabwean musician, Jusa, ranks third with 100105 points.

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