Culture

In an effort to honour layered narratives and safeguard creative legacies, AgaMotse Centre presented ‘Salvaged Works: The Art of Topo ‘Jimmy’ Molefhe,’ a retrospective exhibition celebrating the life labour and artistic work of Former Botswana Ambassador Topo ‘Jimmy’ Molefhe(1927 – 2010).

Botswana Defence Force(BDF) students received official certificate of French language (called “DELF”) from The Ambassador of France to Botswana, His Excellency Mr Pierre Voillery, and the Director of the Alliance Française de Gaborone, Ms Aurélie Gbeffa, during an award ceremony at the Residence of France in Gaborone.

Alliance de France held a graduation ceremony for its Botswana Police Services (BPS) and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) new French language graduates.

With modernization cultural heritage is fast becoming lost as the youth often drift from established cultural norms and traditions. It is therefore encouraging that Connie Ontlametse is committed to using her platform as Miss Heritage Global Botswana to address this issue.

The National Arts Council of Botswana (NACB), in their effort to promote, support and develop the creative sector have embarked on a countrywide Road Show under the theme “Creative Kgotlas.”

An African proverb goes, "Unless the lion learns how to write, the story will always glorify the hunter. "This powerful reminder of the importance of representation and perspective in storytelling is especially relevant to African storytellers as they reclaim their narratives, preserve their cultural heritage, and challenge dominant perspectives.