Ikgalemele brings Galo Mall to a stand still
Koketso Kgoboge | Thursday November 5, 2015 15:56
The road show, which relays information on the effects of alcohol abuse, started in Maun on Monday before it was staged in Francistown.
The road show, which is in the first phase, is scheduled to continue around the country to amongst other areas Selebi-Phikwe, Palapye, Serowe, Mahalapye, Gaborone and her peripherals before the final show of the year at Jwaneng. The other phases will continue next year.
KBL corporate communications manager, Mokoro Ketsitile described the Francistown road show as engaging and successful. “We pulled multitudes of people in Maun, but we realised that people were more relating to accidents caused by alcohol abuse and that could be mainly because it is a common occurrence in the Maun region.
“In Francistown the response was captivating, people didn’t only turn out, but they embraced the message, they were relating to what was said and the message from the drama plays. Francistown people related much to alcohol abuse and domestic violence. It was more than what we anticipated and above all it was emotional,” Ketsitile said. The Master of Ceremonies, Touch Motswako kept the crowd engaged throughout the show with his dance moves while the Ikgalemele road show ambassador, Naledi ‘Slizer’ Kaisara mesmerised the crowd with her songs and dance. The crowd was left asking for some more when she sang a line from her new album track, “Ba re Slizer o jola le Pepukani”.
Slizer who is also the chief entertainer of the road show said she relates to the message of the road show and advised the public to take the message home.
“It is so painful from a woman’s point of view. A lot happens to us women, we are abused and we have children without fathers because of alcohol abuse.
It is disheartening because it is also us women who consume alcohol during pregnancy, which affects our unborn babies, and we give birth to babies with all kinds of disabilities and some turn abusive in future.
“It begins with me and you, let us not indulge more than our bodies can take and let’s also refrain from blaming our bad deeds on alcohol.
I encourage everyone to take this show seriously and learn from it. What we are told and what we see here are real life situations. Let’s all take it home and share with those that did make it here. We can control alcohol,” Slizer said.