The late Riecks Morake gets more royalties
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Riecks who died in January 2012, received the highest amount of money, proving that his music is still receiving considerable airplay, more especially from Radio Botswana (RB1). The star died at the age of 80.
Riecks who started his music career in the 1960s has composed many songs. Those who do not know who Riecks, he is the owner of the song which is used by RB1 for its Temo Thuo program. The song encourages listeners to pay attention to ‘Temo Thuo’ program.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...