Matobo Culture Day a success
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Matobo Ikalanga Culture Day
Leaders and members of surrounding communities of Tjizwina, Madandume, Tjilagwani, Goshwe, Madikwe, members of Domboshaba Cultural Trust, and representatives from the Departments of Arts and Culture, and National Museum and Monuments graced the event.
The theme for this year was ‘Our Culture; Our Responsibility’. Although the event started later than scheduled, it gained momentum immediately after Lidzo gwa Batategulu group sang the National Anthem in Ikalanga.
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...