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’.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...