MYSC Appoints Former Maitisong Director

Gao Lemmenyane
Gao Lemmenyane

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport & Culture Development recently appointed former Maitisong Director, Gao Lemmenyane as a Policy Specialist for Arts & Culture.

Lemmenyane has many years of experience producing and directing creative projects. In 2020 and 2018, he was appointed Consultant and Producer for MTV Show Shuga Down South, BW radio drama and digital platform production by UNICEF and MTV Staying Alive Foundation. Shuga is a popular radio and television show in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria.

The show targets adolescents and young girls and imparts information on topical issues such as sexual reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, intergenerational relationships and many more. It is extremely popular across the continent and Lemmenyane through his company Amble Promotions was the Botswana creative responsible for the show. Lemmenyane is the former Director of Maitisong and prior to that he was head of drama & movement and Senior Lecturer at the Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the Founding Member of Drama For Life (DfL), a Wits University based post graduate programme that aims to train practitioners in the creative sector to be able to use applied theatre to tackle issues such as HIV/AIDS and social justice.

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