Kgosi Sechele I Museum to host third Dithubaruba Festival
Friday, October 30, 2009
The festival, which for the previous years has been incorporating the economy into its theme, is this year themed: "Ngwao le Tswakanyo Itsholelo go ya 2016 (Culture and Economic Diversification Towards 2016)" - and this time around it will be a build-up to the main event penciled for November 28 at the Molepolole Main Kgotla. The first installment of celebrations is scheduled for November 21.
The festival will kick off with a Heritage walk from the Kgosi Sechele I Museum at 6:30am. The walk, according to museum official Tlamelo Ntekola, will take people to different historical sites in and around Molepolole like Logaga lwa ga Kobokwe, Dithubaruba site, and Ntsweng.
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