Night Of Love And Political Poetry
Monday, October 26, 2015
Leshie Lovesong performing with Kefhetse Kefhetse and Maru Raditladi. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
iDle started the love spread with his cheeky, but beautiful Setswana piece titled ‘Nkine’. In the poem, iDle begs his ‘moroba’ to deep him in love. He says, “Nkine leratong, ke utwe bothitho ja selo”.
Kefilwe ‘Princess’ Mathake singing together with a pianist, took the audience in a journey of her three loves. The first love was to her “heavenly father” titled, ‘Masterpiece’. The second, titled ‘We’re Family’, was a dedication to her father who she says taught her everything she knows. She ended with ‘I love You’, which is a passionate love declaration for her husband.
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...