Sheleng attempts a second comeback
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
However, shortly after releasing their first album, the group disbanded amid reports of conflicts in management of the band. Ironically, this transpired shortly after their debut album won the Best newcomer award at the Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) awards.
The cracks were evidently too wide and the members decided to part ways. The only male member of the group, Mmolawa, immediately went on a solo expedition trading as Sheleng. His solo sojourn saw his two albums fail to make a good impression. Motladile also embarked on quite an unconvincing solo career as a jazz musician. Ramogotsi is rumored to be living in South Africa. Mmolawa is now trying to revive his career with a new album and believes he has struck the right cord this time around. “I believe I had previously not fulfilled my true potential as a musician. There is still a lot I can achieve and those who had concluded that I was done and dusted are in for a surprise,” Mmolawa told Showbiz. He admitted that his two earlier projects were of poor quality and subsequently received a lukewarm response.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...