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Chippa Legodimo
  • Piet erects rhino masterpieces

    Piet is one of the finest Thapong Visual Arts Centre craftsmen who have shown tremendous growth over the years. The three white rhino sculptures are part of a campaign aimed at sensitising the public about the fate of the endangered species...

  • Basket Mouth coming to Gaborone

    Leap Frog managing director, Thapelo ‘Fish’ Pabalinga, made the announcement at a press briefing this morning in Gaborone. Basket Mouth will feature in a comedy show hosted by Botswana’s own legend Michael ‘Dignash’...

  • Mashaba helps Motswana achieve a dream

    One of those is Lorato Otukile, who through the help of the award-winning Mashaba, formed a gospel group called Joyful Ambassadors that is due to release its first single later in June. In fact, Mashaba was key in selecting the 12 singers who form...

  • Khumalo back by popular demand

    She will be back in the country on May 30 for a show at Masakeng Recreational Park in Morwa, just two weeks after her performance at Trekkers Club in Mogoditshane. While the release of the original Asine was enough to get Khumalo on the spotlight,...

  • Franco won�t rush into marriage

    While he acknowledges dating, Franco tells Showbiz that marriage is not currently on his mind and that he will take his time before committing again. “I am a man and obviously there is someone but no marriage plans as yet,” he...

  • Artist learns craft through travel

    While its origins have been traced to China where the technique was practiced as early as the Sui Dynasty, it is also believed that it was already practiced in Africa by the fifth century. In Egypt, linen and occasionally woollen fabrics, have been...

  • Ramaphatle to celebrate Legwetla

    Legwetla is a Setswana word commonly used among the Bakgatla baga Manaana and Bangwaketse tribes in reference to what is popularly known as letlhafula in other parts of this country. Despite the poor rains, which resulted in no or low yields for...

  • Dynamite comes in small packages

    Once she pulls the trigger, it is difficult for this miniature chick to stop until the ‘gat’ is empty. At a recent Motswrap poetry night at Thapong Visual Arts Centre, the enigmatic rapper demonstrated confidence buoyed by raw talent....

  • Leteane�s faith carries him through

    During the listening session of his latest album Tsotlhe Di Lokile at the Big Five Lodge on Friday, Leteane said that all along he put his faith in god. “People could see there was something wrong with me and whenever I was asked I would just...

  • Motswarap continues to unearth gems

    What started as small event in a house garage by a group of friends in Tlokweng continues to grow into an attractive display of artistry. The event, which has since moved to Thapong Visual Arts Centre, now attracts a mixture of old and young...

  • Masekela, Keita leave a mark in Gaborone

    The two performed in separate shows last month, with each leaving their own mark on the stage. However, these were not just music festivals but also encompassed historical moments, which will be forever cherished. The two shows also reminded people...

  • �Light skinned� Lucas, lights the path

    Perhaps Lucas was God sent to deliver the message through his music… The Zionist musician’s recent release Thapelo demonstrates his strong belief that only God can solve the earth’s problems, contrary to the believe held by some...

  • Kelly Khumalo returns to dazzle Botswana

    Khumalo is currently riding the crest of success following the release of her hit song Asine. Its house remix seems destined for even greater heights. The raunchy dancer will perform at Trekkers nightclub in Mogoditshane on Saturday, in a show that...

  • Sereetsi�s debut album, a journey

    Chances are that, ultimately, you imagine him with a beautiful wife and children. But out of the blue your son comes home one day and calls you, his parents, aside and ushers the words you have waited for, “Mum and dad I want to get...

  • Russians celebrate World War victory in film

    It was the day Nazi Germany officially conceded defeat to the then Soviet Union by signing surrender documents in Berlin just moments after midnight.  The Russians celebrate it as Victory Day annually. While that was a rough time for mankind,...

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