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  • Kelapile’s art piece earns her P10k

    After a week in which youngsters were busy creating artworks for the inaugural Botswana Travel & Tourism art exhibition run through a collaboration between the Thapong Visual Arts Centre and Remmogo Foundation, the winners were finally announced...

  • Gov’t called to review National Arts Festival prizes

    Speaking at the National Arts Festival Regional art exhibition Wednesday, Thapong Visual Arts Centre coordinator, Reginald Bakwena called for the review of the prizes.He lamented the low prize money awarded to the winners, stating that it has...

  • Arts Council to start running in August

    While officiating at the Regional National Arts Festival exhibition opening (Gaborone, South East Region) on Wednesday evening at Thapong, the council's board chairperson, Thabo Brian Dithebe said they are making significant progress. Dithebe...

  • Makhadzi in double booking mess

    This comes after it emerged that Makhadzi, who has been booked to perform at the event is set to go on a tour in the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada in the same month.According to Makhadzi’s gig guide posted on her official Facebook page, the...

  • Cotton On opens two more outlets

    Whilst the two outlets first opened doors to the public on May 19, they were officially launched last Thursday.The new stores follow the successful launch of Cotton On in Gaborone in 2019. These brands cover categories including men’s and women’s...

  • IEC warns against voters' roll 'false' objections

    On Thursday, the IEC issued a release informing members of the public that it had completed compiling the voters’ roll for the first supplementary voter registration conducted between January 17 and March 31. As thus, the IEC said it has opened for...

  • Countdown to GIMC fest

    The annual multi disciplinary event, which is held in Gaborone every first week of September, marked its return after an 18 months absence due to COVID-19 in December 2021, with the Champagne Picnic.That was followed with a new event on the stable on...

  • President’s Day Competitions get new name

    The competitions were introduced to empower local artists as well as ensure the arts are recognised as a sector that can become a source of livelihood for people and contribute meaningfully to the diversification of the economy.The competitions were...

  • Tlatsa Lebala returns with a twist

    In an interview with Arts & Culture, Kast said this time around, the race would be in a form of a competition with a grand prize of P50 000 up for grabs.He explained that although they are yet to reveal the dates for the commencement of the race,...

  • Chiefs settle for Play-off

    The visitors needed to win their last game with a higher margin of goals or hoped that rivals Holy Ghost dropped points for them to get the automatic promotion to the elite league as the two teams played the last game level on 42 points, but Holy...

  • Holy Ghost's title charge suffers dent again

    The two sides will now battle it out for automatic promotion in their last games, with the sides level on 42 points, although Holy Ghost still has a superior goal difference. "I'm confident that we will be promoted to the Premier League. We must...

  • Gov’t goes after artists over COVID-19 funds

    In a move that has allegedly shocked the artists and the industry, the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture has notified some artists who are on government payroll to return the money they received through the Botswana Unified Revenue...

  • Brush Night with Wilson Ngoni

    The event branded ‘Brush Night with Wilson Ngoni’ is billed for Gaobrone on August 13, 2022, a day before Ngoni’s birthday on August 14. The ‘Brush Night with Wilson Ngoni’ will present Ngoni as a multi-talented creative, as it comes in...

  • Quartet mounts art exhibition

    On display is an array of equally stimulating and inspiring artworks by the four local artists from different backgrounds. Open Spaces presents a unique combination of ideas and collaboration that can inspire. Further, the exhibition showcases a...

  • Gov't 'defiance' of court orders irks PAC

    PAC member, Mephato Reatile lambasted government last week for failure to comply with several court orders in cases it had lost against public officers.Reatile, who was the acting chairperson at the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs appearance...

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