A Woman Of Many Firsts Premieres At Maitisong Festival

Premiered at Moving Space at Maruapula School, the story is written and acted by Chiepe’s granddaughter, Moduduetso Lecoge. The story about the Botswana’s icon was first played at Maitisong festival during the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.

In what was a powerful one hour long drama, the 27-year-old Lecoge tracks Chiepe’s progression from a young Motswana girl from Serowe, who aspired to be the best and the first black woman to achieve in what was then the preserve of the whites. The actor evokes emotions when she also reflects the challenges Dr Chiepe had to go through such as when her uncles wanted her to quit school and get married and the time when her sister passed away in a car accident just days after she arrived in the United Kingdom.