2012 Thapong Awards- bigger and better
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Already, Mascom has confirmed they will sponsor the awards and publicity for the event on television through Prime Time show. Thapong Visual Arts Centre is expected to announce more sponsorship partners for the awards in due course.
This will be the 9th TAYA awards since they were first held in 2004. Thapong Arts Centre's Executive Director, Reginald Bakwena, told Showbiz that entries for the 2012 awards will be released early in October. Mindful of the fact that the 2011 award recorded a resounding success with a 300-strong audience at the ceremony, Bakwena says the bar must be raised higher.
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...