Setswana culture preserved
Monday, July 10, 2023 | 190 Views |
Revellers also got treated to a Hosana dance famed from the BaKalanga tribe PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Through the event, revellers were treated to different traditional dance and song from various tribes across the country. Previously known as the President’s Day Competitions, the National Arts Festival continues to attract large numbers of traditional song and dance lovers.
The 12th Annual National Arts Festival was themed, “The Creative Economy: Botswana’s Economic Future Redefined.” The competitions are part of the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sports and Culture’s (MYSC) various categories that were held at different locations on the same day.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...