The painting of granaries and a historically voiceless Gaborone

One of the painted granaries in Kanye PIC: BRIAN ARDERN
One of the painted granaries in Kanye PIC: BRIAN ARDERN

Because any innovation is invariably adopted and replicated with some speed, it has been a surprise that the painting of the national museum’s Bonnington granaries has remained, for so long, such an obvious one-off. It’s not that these granaries are in short supply.

To my knowledge, Molepolole has six, Francistown two, Serowe eight, Mahalapye perhaps 12, Kanye 12, Mochudi two, the old Tlokweng kgotla one, Ramotswa three, Shoshong one, and Bobonong maybe two.

I would very much welcome information about others that may be dotted around the country. But now all of a sudden there is lift off. Mochudi has painted its granaries, as has Kanye.

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