Limkokwing disappoints artists

After months of waiting in vain for competition results, some entrants of the 'National Creativity Competition' organised by the Gaborone-based Limkokwing University have expressed disgust at the way the matter has been conducted.

Artists were lured to enter the competition by catchy lines like "convert that hobby of yours into a prize-winning entry" but up to now the winners have not been announced.

One of the entrants and award-winning author Lauri Kubuitsile is unhappy that the university 'hijacked' Vision 2016 yet did not live up to their promise to promote the arts in Botswana.

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