In conversation with political satirist Seisa

Friday, September 20, 2024 | 470 Views |

From his cartoon world at the Daily News, to the then Mmegi Wa Dikgang’s Tobetsa, later Botobo to Sefumo and then to the current Selefu columns in Mmegi and Tsa Reng in sister newspaper’s The Monitor, veteran cartoonist, Simon Seisa takes Mmegi Correspondent, LESANG MASWABI through his satirical journey

For four decades, Simon Seisa has remained the most consistent, loyal and prolific political illustrator cum commentator of note. Undoubtedly one of the most gifted but disciplined artists Botswana has ever produced, Seisa has remained focused on his God-given talent and now a full-time vocation and profession.

Unlike other similarly talented artists, to date Seisa has sustained his half-century career from the day he took both his pencil to paper and oil paint to canvas.

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