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MotswAfrika Arts fest calls for support

A performance during the last MotswAfrika event
A performance during the last MotswAfrika event

Organisers of the annual MotswAfrika Arts and Cultural Festival have pleaded with Mahalapye's business community to embrace and support the event.

One of the event organisers, Hosiah Motlhalawapitse said the event has the capacity to become a vehicle for economic diversification in the area and a regular calendar feature.

The event, which will return for its second installment on April 29 in Mahalapye, had a rather slow start on its first edition in 2022. "In the absence of trade fairs in the village, businesses based in Mahalapye and those with branches in the village like banks, supermarkets, telecommunications, and government departments can use the event as a marketing platform to reach out to their customers," Motlhalawapitse said.

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