My maiden Mascom Derby trip

The excitement was already festering a week towards the horse racing event. Notably, there were also other major events held in Maun over the Easter holidays. There was the Togetherness festival, which is currently touring the country; another event featuring South Africa’s Arthur Mafokate and African Roots, but it was the annual Mascom derby horse race that was the talk of the Batawana land.

By late Friday, the malls were busy with would-be attendants getting ready for the big day. Scores of revellers had flocked the busy mall centre mostly looking for outfits for the event; the cowboy look was seemingly the preferred fashion.