Majaga embarks on book tour

Gasebalwe Seretse | Tuesday February 18, 2014 12:38

Speaking to Showbiz in an interview, Majaga said that he will tour Sir Seretse Khama Junior Secondary School, Gaborone Senior Secondary School (GSS), and St Joseph's College.   He will also visit Livingstone Kolobeng College, Westwood International School and Maruapula School where he will donate copies of his book, Teenager's Tale and give motivational talks.

'I want to motivate teenagers and impress upon them that they have to believe everything is possible.  I struggled a lot to be the published author I am today.  I had no one to look up to, so I don’t want younger people to go through the same struggles that I have experienced,' he said.  Majaga further said that he wanted to be an inspiration to young people in their teen because he does not want them to discover their talents when it is too late. Majaga has already donated five books to Sir Seretse Khama Junior Secondary School.  He is set to visit GSS and Westwood this week.

Majaga will make visits to Livingstone Kolobeng, St Joseph's and Maruapula on the February 21, 24 and 26 respectively. A total of 30 books would be donated during the tour, which the writer said would make more business sense as a part of promotion. 

He said: 'I have to promote my book so that people out there know about it. I hope to sell a good number of copies after this tour.'

He added that he targets to make 3,000 to 5,000 in copy sales in the next few months so that he is able to produce a second instalment to Teenager's Tale semi-autobiographical book.  'If I fail to raise the necessary funds, I won’t be able to publish the second part of the book, which would be sad indeed. I have already exhausted my personal funds and I can’t be able to publish the next book without any income,' he said.

The author said that he is grateful for the support local radio stations have been giving him.  He also said that the response from fans has been overwhelming.

Majaga said that Teenager's Tale is currently available at all Mafia Soul shops in Gaborone and retails for P100.  He also has agents in Francistown, Molepolole, Selebi-Phikwe and Francistown.