The man behind the voice on radio

Dithato
Dithato

GANTSI: Over the years, his voice has become instantly recognisable on radio, but not many people know Edict Keolopile Dithatho in person.

Soft-spoken Dithatho has earned many fans across the country through his loyal support of Radio Botswana’s various call-in programmes, being one of its most ardent listeners. Born in Tshane, Kgalagadi District 67 years ago, Dithatho of the Bangologa tribe is eloquent in both English and Setswana, despite having a stop-start education. At Independence in 1966, Dithatho was in Standard 6 but spent the next year at home as a teacher suffered a road accident.

“I was not able to complete my junior school because our teacher was involved in a car accident, which meant we had no one to help us sit for our examinations,” Dithatho explains.

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