Youth receive recognition
Chippa Legodimo | Monday September 8, 2014 13:00
The award for best youth in innovation went to Thabiso Maretlwaneng while Mafia Soul clothing label scooped the best youth owned business award. Yarona FM was recognised for its promotion of youth issues thereby taking the best media house addressing youth issues award. Best youth in community volunteerism award went to Kitso Masi while Kaone Disepo walked home with the best youth in academic excellence award.
Tracy Chaba-Disang who once plied her volleyball career in Algeria was recognised as the best youth in sports while Desmond Lunga was awarded best youth activist. The best youth tackling global issues award went to Gogontlejang Phaladi while youth movement Youth Health Organisation was awarded best organization supporting youth development. Solomon Obed was recognised as the best youth living with disability pioneering disability issues. At the end Shirley Keoagile received the chairperson’s youth icon award
Cultural troupe Mafitlhakgosi from Old Naledi in Gaborone are taking over the cultural music front like a storm.
The group recently stole the show during the Gaborone Music and Culture week.
On Friday, they were again in their element at the Botswana Youth Awards, overshadowing performances by established acts like Dramaboi, Vee and Samantha Mogwe.
They kicked off their performance in a unique style, clapping, beating drums, old tea trays and other metallic utensils.
Their antics had done enough to capture the audience’s attention and even when they changed to Hosana dance.
With a primary school children in their mix and only about two mature members the group displayed maturity and skill beyond their age.
Most interesting was their youngest members. Their star performer, an eight-year-old who goes by the stage name ‘Young Bera’ was truly outstanding, executing good confidence as he raved majestically across the stage and even engaged the crowd in his showing.
The child performer flattered the crowd towards the end of the performance when he fused into his performance, one of Ratsie Setlhako’s poems and then cajoled the crowd for being ignorant of the originator of the piece.