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Franco’s night of reckoning

Franco. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Franco. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Tomorrow night is the long awaited night for Franco’s fans. The COVID-19 almost prevented the beat from going on. But it is now all clear as an entertainer who, through his music, embodies the every day struggles of an ordinary person, finally takes to the biggest stage to give fans a taste of a domesticated exotic sound, writes Mmegi Staffer, MQONDISI DUBE

Franco’s crisp voice in local kwasa kwasa legend, Nata Capricorn’s smash hit, Dumelang is unmissable.

Dumelang is a tune that used to (and still) has a powerful dance effect and would invoke rhythmic movements even in crackling old joints. It is a master tune that dominated the dance floors at the turn of the millennium and still evokes yesteryear memories while carrying the new generation along. The then burly Nata Capricorn was the king of kwasa kwasa and his tunes were infectious even to non-rhumba fanatics.

Editor's Comment
Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...

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