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  • P14m boon in store for TV production houses

    The Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture procurement oversight adjudication recently approved an arts and culture unit request to award tenders of a supplies contract for procurement of local TV content for the channel at a total cost of...

  • Culture Spears' Kulenyane mourns triplet sister

    The news of her passing was shared on Culture Spears’ official Facebook account. The post attracted several comments and reactions from Culture Spears fans and some industry colleagues who offered their condolences.In a brief interview, Kulenyane...

  • 16 investors granted citizenship

    "Records from my ministry indicate that a total of 16 foreign nationals have been granted Botswana citizenship as investors/directors from 2018 to date. The majority of whom (7 or 43%) were South Africans, followed by Indians (6 or 38%) while...

  • Trans boosts shelf space for local products

    The wholesaler’s Head of Marketing and Communications Thapelo Mmono told journalists recently at a media engagement session and tour of its retail wholesale store in Gaborone (Old Lobatse Road) that Trans has opened its doors for local...

  • P25m for Forbes Under 30 Summit

    The event, which was held in Africa for the first time last year, will be held in Gaborone from April 23 to 26, 2023. According to the draft 2023-24 estimates of expenditure from the Consolidated Funds, which will be presented to Parliament for...

  • P25m shot in the arm for Arts Council

    After almost three years since establishment, the Council has only started to fully operate this year following the appointment of the chief executive officer, Shombie Ellis and other office bearers.Among other functions, the NACB was established to...

  • Pule on moment to savour

    However, for Tuelo Pule, that opportunity became real when he was asked to draw and present a portrait of the Swiss First lady, Muriel Zeender Berset. She had accompanied her husband and Switzerland President, Alain Berset here for a three-day...

  • Police: 16 human trafficking cases in five years

    Minister Kagiso Mmusi told Ntlo ya Dikgosi on Friday that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) has recorded 16 cases of human trafficking in the last five years. “There were five cases reported in 2018, two in 2019, and six in 2020, one was recorded...

  • C-Ru dedicates album to wife

    The 12-track album titled Chika was dropped last November. C-Ru told Showtime Monitor that the album is mostly a compilation of his singles with songs such as Knock Harder, Kwalekwa and NgwanaOoo which was released as a build up to this...

  • Mapantsula stage debut competition

    The event will start with regional competitions from February 4 to April 1, 2023 while the National championships will be held on April 8. The ministry has sponsored the competitions to the tune of P400,000.In an interview with Arts & Culture, Head...

  • The Comfy Fashion Show to showcase finest designs

    The event will be held under the theme 'Silky Summer'. The event's organiser, Neelo Lentebanye said as a way of empowering other designers, Ntseme has also collaborated with five designers who each will also be creating five designs...

  • Painting for the love of it

    Born in Zimbabwe 37 years ago, it was no coincidence that Brown fell in love with art at a young age, about 10 years.The talented artist grew up in South Africa but migrated to Maun, Botswana, in 1999 where he has been residing ever since.By then,...

  • Djs thrill at Posh's No Half Time Party activation

    The well-liked No Half Time Party picnic will be back on January 21, 2023 at the Lobatse Plantation. With few days left before the main event, the organisers of the once small-time house party that turned into a popular major crowd-pulling event in...

  • Soul Fill Up with Franco seeks partners

    The festival will be held on April 1 at the National Stadium in Gaborone.The event is conceptualised by celebrated Kwasa Kwasa artist, Frank ‘Franco’ Lesokwane and is meant to celebrate his musical journey, which spans over two decades.When...

  • DoubleUp drops Pelo e tshweu

    Just a few days into its release, the song, which was released Monday, is already making waves in local radio stations.The 29-year-old singer told Arts & Culture that the song simply depicts the hardships that come with love. “I was simply...

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