Morapedi warms up a cold comedy night
Monday, September 01, 2014
Michael Morapedi
Dignash was the shining light of the cold night, ripping the guests’ lungs up with laughter. The popular comedian was the host of the event, which attracted a big crowd, and although he only chipped in between other comedian acts, Dignash stood out with each joke he made. The former radio personality’s first piece was about the Ebola outbreak.
“The news papers have tried to preach, they have written but Batswana are still just like this. They say thou shall not touch, hug, kiss or shake hands but here we are in this hall sitting close to each other and some, I assume, are couples locked in hands,” he said to rapturous laughter from the audience.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...