Music Charity Show Billed For Selebi-Phikwe
Monday, April 19, 2010
Otsile Manyatsa told Showtime in an interview that he came across Nkele during a music video shoot that he was doing in Sefophe. "She narrated to me how hard life was for her and her seven kids," he said. He said his aim is to build the old woman a two-roomed house and at the moment the foundation of the house has been dug. He explained that the project has stopped because of lack of money.
Manyatsa said he has been trying to raise funds from different companies across the country, but only a few have responded positively.He explained that at the moment, the family sleeps crammed in a small mud hut. He said the house does not have a bed and the family does not own cooking utensils and they use tins to cook and they do not have blankets. During the visit to the yard, Showtime team witnessed that inside the hut, there is nothing that indicates that the family has cooked recently and even the food container was empty.
After long spells of dryness and high temperatures, it is important to celebrate the torrential rains with caution and reasonableness especially when all indications suggest that the rains are not going to stop anytime soon, especially in the northern parts of the country.We want to encourage both the young and the old to refrain from any risky behaviour during this rainy season.Batswana need to be on red alert and not take chances during the...