When art becomes the paying job
Friday, March 10, 2017
Potrait by Langwane
Reality struck as he failed to get a job or even under the internship programme.
“After failing to get a job last year I resorted to my hobby which is art. I started off by customising people’s shoes and bags artistically, with time I started growing from just customising shoes and bags to experimenting on the canvas as I grew my art abilities,” he said.
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....