Ko Seronga rouses a forgotten village :: Mmegi Online

Seronga, an almost forgotten large village in the Okavango Eastern Panhandle, is coming alive after locals highlighted it with a viral song that got everyone singing along. Mmegi Staffer THALEFANG CHARLES travels to the village to gauge the impact of what Ko Seronga has done for Seronga

Sometime in April this year, Seronga had its moment of fame that came through a song. It began when young Seronga homeboys, while on a nostalgic trip, came together and crafted a song titled Ko Seronga that went viral before it was even released.

Ko Seronga is a song by Thato Kavinja, who trades as Koolkat. It immediately brought fresh expressions on airplay and made fans want to travel to Seronga. The song induced a great sense of pride as the remote village was on everyone’s lips following the song. In the 2011 population census, Seronga had a population of 3,716 making it the largest village in Okavango Eastern Panhandle and fourth-largest in Ngamiland West (Nokaneng to Gudikwa).

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