Dee-Zone crew returns from USA
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The team was representing Botswana at the 48th Hour Film Project’s price giving, exhibition and seminar held from March 6 to 10. After winning the national competition held in Gaborone in 2013, Dee-Zone had to further prove their excellence in their craft in New Orleans along with 112 other cities and countries from around the world.
According to the company’s marketing manager Vincent Tiro, the trip has thus far proven worthwhile as it gave their members greater understanding about the film industry.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....