Mazebedi: The Dapper Dresser Who Suffers From The Art Bug

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FRANCISTOWN: It has been five years since Jack Bolaane Mazebedi decided to call it a day at the Ministry of Agriculture to concentrate on his first love, art.

A dapper who dresses flashily in African print and trendy suits, he was in the civil service for 30 years when in May 2005 the drawing bug bit him so hard he had to let go and set up ALBJ Enterprises, a company he is using as a vehicle of "bringing culture closer to the people," his slogan says.

The man draws influence from his rich cultural background as depicted in basketry, pottery, the kgotla, lekgapho and rock paintings that he was exhibiting at the recently ended BOCCIM Northern Trade Fair.

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