Gaborone teacher scoops BTC Directory Cover Design award

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A teacher at Gaborone's Kgale Hill Junior Secondary School, Mogorosi Modisane, is the winner of the 2011 Botswana Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) Directory Cover Design competition.

Modisane, who studied art at the Molepolole College of Education (MEC), was declared the winner during a prize-giving ceremony held at Thapong Visual Arts Centre last Thursday evening.  Modisane walked away with P25, 000 first prize. This is the third year that Modisane had entered the competition.  But he said this year he decided to put more effort into his work.

Modisane said the idea behind his winning design was based on cultural socio-economic principle of the lives of Batswana as a whole.  He said he was portraying the way Batswana used to gather under a social activity called Molaletsa, a cultural gathering during which people worked together for mutual benefit, assisting one another to complete a certain project within a predetermined time-frame and budget.  "I had chosen the Molaletsa in construction of a traditional shelter as this was the most precious property any Batswana could ever own.  Although it was traditional, it required much skill, patience, creativity and innovation as well as team work," he said.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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