The Splendour of Mookane BOT50 Celebrations
Monday, October 03, 2016
Ausi Pinkie and her guests appreciating the performances by the local groups
It was not just the performance of the groups that impressed the villagers but the costumes on display that made the various groups look so professional on the day.
And many who thronged the morning programme at the Pinkie Setlalekgosi Stadium were wondering where their primary school groups got the entire swagger and the brand new costumes. The teachers at Mookane Primary School told The Monitor that all their groups’ costumes had been provided for by Ausi Pinkie.
The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...