Music like any business must be recognised - BOMU

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The Botswana Musician Union (BOMU) has expressed concerns that many regulations in place hinder its progress, and that the arts industry is not given the due recognition it deserves.

At its annual general assembly at President Hotel on Friday, BOMU secretary general, Pagson Ntsie, said although funding still remains one of the major problems, it is the trading hours regulation that concerns them the most.

 “Our festivals are shut down at midnight, whilst they only began around 10:00 pm.  Musicians in this country do not make money turning them into failures and beggars,” he said.

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