BOT50, a hallucination for entertainers
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
BOMU artists perfoming BOT50 theme song at the National Stadium
“Ke nako ya gore le rona bo mmasekanta le bo rrasekanta re je.”
When first introduced the celebrations promised a well-deserved harvest period for the local entertainment industry, which has undeniably blossomed over the years. Now more than ever the whole spectrum of the Botswana entertainment industry had gained mass recognition from music, theatre to film and television.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...