Long-craved Gaborone in-person book fest returns
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | 310 Views |
Gaborone Book Festival Co-founder and curator Phele PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
This year's event will run from September 15 to 17 with activities of the first two days held at Maitisong Theatre and the last one – the main fest day – scheduled for the University of Botswana (UB) Auditorium.
The edition's theme is aptly titled ‘The Reunion’.
“Try a crime you end a criminal,treat an environment you end crime.”– Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for SocietyWhat should be a vibrant entertainment hub has instead become an area where people increasingly fear for their safety.Hardly a weekend passes without reports of people losing their valuables, vehicles being broken into or stolen, revellers being assaulted and injured, and, in the most tragic cases, people being attacked with sharp...