Artist learns craft through travel

Lekgaba tie- dyes T-shirt, creates different batik patterns on fabrics
Lekgaba tie- dyes T-shirt, creates different batik patterns on fabrics

Batik, a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to a whole cloth, which then produces different patterns, is an ancient art form.

While its origins have been traced to China where the technique was practiced as early as the Sui Dynasty, it is also believed that it was already practiced in Africa by the fifth century.

In Egypt, linen and occasionally woollen fabrics, have been excavated bearing white patterns on a blue ground and are the oldest known dating from the fifth century A.D.

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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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