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Jonny Mokhali, Cultures Spears deliver but......

The star of the night, MC Maswe entertaining the crowd PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
The star of the night, MC Maswe entertaining the crowd PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

FRANCISTOWN: The Motse wa Setso Cultural Festival was not up to the mood or expectations, despite a phenomenal performance by South African music maestro, Johnny Mokhali, and well-known local traditional group, Culture Spears.

The annual cultural festival, which aims to revitalise the city's energy and encourage cultural diversity, was held on Saturday at the Obed Itani Stadium.

After the clock hit 01:30, South African musician Johnny Mokhali took the stage and mesmerised the crowd with Tswana hits like Ngwanaka, Lerato la batho ba babedi, and Lerato ka mogala. Mokhali kept the attendants on their feet with his songs Batlogeleng, Go sa itse and many others. Around 02:55, Culture Spears took the stage, lighting it up with hits like Sibi, Selonyana, and Khudu.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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