Comedy And Drama Competition Wows The Audience

Tse Dikgolo House of Theater from Mmankgodi emerged the winner after scoring 96% PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
Tse Dikgolo House of Theater from Mmankgodi emerged the winner after scoring 96% PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

The 10th President’s Day comedy and drama competitions were well received by the packed Mantlwaneng hall at Westwood International School over the weekend.

This year’s general theme is ‘Creative Industries: A Vehicle for Sustainable Development’, something that arts administrator, Dean Molebatsi noted in his welcome remarks that was relevant in that the creative industry values their best resources which is human capital investment and creativity.

“The arts are tools of creative knowledge and innovation as well as socio-economic development. They are tools of therapy, beauty and renewal of urban states and clearly the arts go beyond just being entertainment,” he said.

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