A spectacle of culture

As the world celebrated International Culture Day last Friday, the village of Mmopane, on the outskirts of Gaborone, was abuzz with action.

Throngs of people converged at the village Kgotla for a culture spectacle that took many back into history.

Men and women from different wards offered the crowd a synopsis of how life was in the olden days. Each ward walked into the open space carrying traditional foods and utensils and other tools used in the olden days like the hand plough.

Editor's Comment
Kudos to Botswana Police Service, other security entities

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”– Theodore RooseveltThrough the two-day event, over 700 athletes from 40 countries, and multitudes of spectators gathered in Gaborone to witness a world-class sporting spectacle.Beyond the medals and performances on the track, Botswana won something equally important: international respect. One of the key pillars behind the success was the sterling work done by the...

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