Domboshaba trust seeks to improve site
Friday, October 09, 2015
Domboshaba Cultural Trust coordinator Ms Chigedze V Chinyepi. PIC Keoagile Bonang
The area where the festival is held just lies in the vicinity of the Domboshaba ruins.
The festival coordinator, Chigedze Chinyepi could not give a timeframe as to when the facility would be improved because the board was still looking for money. The site, an Ikalanga settlement built many years ago , is where the annual festival is held. Chinyepi told Arts & Culture that the trust’s board was not impressed with the appearance of the venue.
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