BCL mine closure inspires Madi Majwana Season III

Madi Majwana Season 3 focuses on BCL closure PIC: PRESS PHOTO
Madi Majwana Season 3 focuses on BCL closure PIC: PRESS PHOTO

Late last year, Batswana woke up to the shocking news that BCL Mine was placed under provisional liquidation.

When some hoped that that news could not be true, reality hit the mineworkers and Selebi-Phikwe people more especially the business community when the Mine closed. The closure of the mine sent ripple effects not only in the mining town of Selebi-Phikwe but also in Francistown, surrounding areas and the economy of this country was affected.

However, the turn of the events inspired Madi Majwana producers to write real life experiences by people who had been negatively affected by the BCL closure. They tell those stories in Season III. Madi Majwana: Stories from Your Pocket radio drama and stage production is back.

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