Promoters applaud Good Samaritan Olopeng

After eight years of petitioning, lobbying and begging government to rescind on the directive of limitation on entertainment hours, finally promoters see the light at the end of the tunnel. They have a reason to smile after years of despair. The highest office in the land had ignored their pleas when the future of the industry teetered on the edge of the abyss. Sluggish returns were the order of the day, until the arrival of the Good Samaritan, Thapelo Olopeng on the scene. Mmegi Staffer INNOCENT SELATLHWA speaks to the president of the Botswana Entertainment Promoters Association (BEPA) about their journey since 2008, and the way forward in light of a dawning hope

The Botswana Entertainment Promoters Association (BEPA) has expressed delight at the recent utterances by the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Thapelo Olopeng.  He says that he is in talks with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to advocate for extension of entertainment hours. 

This is despite the fact that the minister himself is yet to be a beacon of hope for the industry at Parliament level and actively fight for the extensions.

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Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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