This includes one of the most loved Traditional Dance and Song category that celebrates different local traditional dance and song. On Saturday, different traditional dance and song groups from different dance categories such as Diware, Seperu sa Chobe, Seperu sa Okavango, Sebirwa, Hosanna, Tsutsube, Setapa and Phathisi contested for this year’s championship under their categories whilst others competed to keep their championship. The competition was held under the theme, ‘The Creative Economy: Botswana’s Economic Future Redefined’. For a few groups, it was their first time battling out for the championship at the national level whilst a number of groups were no strangers on the big stage. There were familiar groups who had been partaking in the competition for years and they were still competing for the P50,000 for position one. Position two walked away with P42, 000 position three P38, 000 and position four walked away with P33, 000.
The results per category were as follows, Diware; Mayapero from Etsha 9 are this year’s champions, Mwayiyovora from Shakawe scooped position two, Mwathiya Thicho Cultural Group from Kasane position three and Kamberera from Etsha 8 position four. For Seperu (Chobe); Chaako Nchaako Seperu are this year’s champions while Kavimba Seperu Group scooped position two, Itenge Cultural Group position three and Nandavwe Seperu Group position four. On the Seperu (Okavango) category; Shigyakao from Gumare scooped position one, Mavuashire from Ikoga position two, Nyinamwere from Jao Flats position three and Tiwazani from Gumare position four. For the Sebirwa category; Sebonda Arts Group from Bobonong scooped position one, Tsa Kalawa Cultural Group from Bobonong position two, Baga Mmanaana Traditional Group from Thamaga position three and Dipitse Dia Raga Cultural group from Motlhabeng position four.
