NAA extends registration

FRANCISTOWN: The annual Northern Arts Awards (NAA) registration, which was supposed to be closed on September 30, has been extended to October 30 after artists pleaded for an extension of the deadline.

NAA started last year with the mandate of empowering, honouring and celebrating artists in the northern part of the country.

Ontiretse Nthinthie, the chairperson of NAA told Showbiz that there was a need for the extension of the registration period after many artists showed interest to be part of the awards at the 11th hour. He said that most of the artists did not register for the awards because they were busy preparing for the BOT50 celebrations.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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