Where has all the creativity gone?

Ramogobya announced on social media, with a picture of his coveted work permit saying: “This is a permit given to foreigners that possess exceptional skills or qualifications that are scarce in South Africa”. Considering his illustrious career, Ramogobya’s move to South Africa is a turning point for Botswana’s music and entertainment industry that was already on the export stage.

For a long time, Batswana relied on international artists for their dose of music. But when the country finally emerged form obscurity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a sense of pride for the early records provided the kind of quality that made them worth purchasing.