The Heart Of Sekwena Culture Throbs To Expectation

Mandisa Mabuthoe accompanied by Aether and Lilly the guitar. PIC- DUMISANI NCUBE
Mandisa Mabuthoe accompanied by Aether and Lilly the guitar. PIC- DUMISANI NCUBE

Culture fanatics descended to the Bakwena capital on Saturday to feed their souls to a bouquet of traditional offerings that are part of the not-to-miss cultural date- Dithubaruba.

Nations meet at the Dithubaruba cultural village- where the history of Bakwena informs was once the capital, before members of the tribe relocated to Molepolole.

The event, which has proved over the years not to be just a Bakwena affair and neither limited to the Kweneng borders, saw spectators from across the southern Africa region, and also attracted Americans in the Peace Corps programme as well as Asians alike in the spirit of oneness. And the common beat that culture is.

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