Ramookane: A true poet

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This year President’s Day competions attracted multitudes of participants, where senior citizen and legendary poet, Mooko Ramookane, emerged victorious after showing the audience how they recited poetry in the olden days.

Ramookane gave a sterling performance, ensuring that he adds the old traditional poetry, and being a senior citizen, the audience expected a lot from him. It was very interesting to see that the competitions experienced notable improvement in the poetry section.  Participants came prepared to inform the audience and the judges with their messages.  They did not disappoint, as the audience cheered them to show their appreciation, while the judges had a tough time selecting a winner.

As expected, Ramookane recited a poem titled Dinotshi Tse Di Mo Seolong. He charmed his listeners, while at the same time presenting a challenge for the judges who were too young to understand his style of poetry.

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