Francistown Jazz Festival Gets P40,000 In Pledges
Monday, September 18, 2017
This comes after the festival was postponed two days to the D-day of the much-anticipated inaugural jazz festival. The organisers, Streethorn Promotions Company, decided to postpone the event once again, till further notice.
The festival, which was supposed to be headlined by South African Jazz legends, Jonathan Gwangwa and Ringo Madlingozi, was initially billed for April 7 at the Francistown Old Stadium. It was postponed after Katumbela announced that they failed to garner sponsors to cover the costs.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...