Surprise wins in traditional instrumentalist competitions
Friday, July 25, 2014
While there is no doubt that there was great talent in all the three categories, fans of Solly Sebotso (katara), Andju Lukase (setinkane) or Sight Mongweotsile (segaba) went home a disappointed lot as the judges had their own ideas for winners. Youthful acoustic guitar player, Batlaadira Radipitse, from Gaborone won this year’s katara champion in a controversial decision that saw multitudes of katara lovers murmuring in disapproval.
The Gaborone lad beat impressive and established musicians such as Sebotso of Pidipidi fame, who had to settle for second position in the katara competition.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...