Inaugural Thobo Festival gets lukewarm reception
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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Tshipi Tsa Poo at Thobo Festival
Translated into English, Thobo means harvest. Despite starting way behind schedule and attracting a relatively small crowd, the event was well organised.
Not withstanding the fact that it was a year of low harvest as a result of low rainfall, the organisers still managed to get a variety of produce.
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