Mosu cultural fest this weekend
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
The celebrations will be staged on the foot of the hill a stone’s throw away from the grave of the late ‘Mma Khama’, grandmother to President Ian Khama.
According to the event’s organising chairman, Leteng Segaise the event was previously billed for a return to Tjurube pans, but it had to be moved. The event was switched because the pans are overflowing with water as a result of the heavy rains that the country experienced earlier this year.
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