Mafitlhakgosi Cultural Group vows to preserve culture
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Mafitlhakgosi Cultural Group
However, local cultural group consisting of young and talented individuals, Mafitlhakgosi Cultural Group has decided to take-heed of this problem. According to the coordinator and founder of the group, Joseph Ikopeng said he intends to preserve culture.
In an interview with Showbiz recently, Ikopeng said after realising that Botswana culture was perishing, as a group that is involved in arts and culture they have found it fit to preserve it by teaching young people how to use traditional instruments such as setinkane, marimba, four strings guitar, segaba, drama, traditional dance, Ikalanga dance wosana and others.
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...