Promoters hit back at BOT50 :: Mmegi Online

With less than four months before Independence celebrations, there is looming clash of egos. Fingers are pointing between the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture (MYSC), Botswana Entertainment Promoters Association (BEPA), The Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU), artists and the BOT50 committee.

Last week Monday, MYSC and BOT 50 slammed local promoters saying that they sometimes fail to pay artists, which is why some have not been included in the build-up celebrations. They, however, said that they are willing to discuss the matter with local promoters and map a way forward. The next day, BOMU held a meeting with artists to discuss the same issue, at Gaborone West Community Hall. The meeting, however, did not reach a consensus, which led to BOMU writting to the ministry proposing that they meet with the disgruntled artists.

Yesterday, the BEPA called a press brief on the whole saga. Massie Hule of DJ Association started by laying the background of the dispute. He said that the dispute began back in 2015 when the ministry hosted the Botswana Electronic Music Festival (BEMF).

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