Mapantsula Do It For Tshanda
Monday, January 14, 2019
PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
On Thursday,in partnership with Botswana Musicians Union and Duma fm, the Botswana Pantsula Association organised a memorable memorial service for Dan Tshanda who died a fortnight ago. Their members turned on their style for their late ‘Boss’ as he was referred to by many of them.
Dressed in their usual regalia of Dickies, khaki shirts smartly tucked in and matching Dickies loose fit khaki pants neatly pressed complete with white gloves on, while others carried their walking sticks or batons, Mapantsula came in large numbers and filled the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) multipurpose hall.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...