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A golden opportunity missed by media and Mahikeng community.

A golden opportunity missed by media and Mahikeng community.


The Department condemns the disruptions of the well-organised Mahika Mahikeng media launch that was scheduled to take place on March 8 at Mmabatho Convention Centre. This was the second and final leg of the media briefings, after a very successful and well-attended media briefing held in Sandton on March 3. This was meant to be an information sharing session with media and the plans ahead.

The arts sector and the community at large also missed out on receiving information about the opportunities and economic spin-offs that come with hosting Mahika Mahikeng in their own backyard. This event has not been staged for three years, against the backdrop of an already fragile economy the COVID-19 pandemic has created - affecting the arts sector negatively.

A satisfactory number of media houses, including media from Botswana, responded positively to the invitation to the media briefing. We would like to apologise profusely to the media that attended, for the inconvenience caused. The disruption happens despite MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi having met with more than six hundred community members and artists during the Imbizo at Mmabatho Convention Centre on February 23. Apart from artists booked for the main event, the Department amplified the activation plan by creating platforms in all the four districts whereupon up-and-coming artists will get an opportunity to perform, for a fee. Facilities such as stage and sound will also be procured locally where activations are happening.

Disruptions of this nature do not only affect government plans to roll out service delivery but also disadvantage ordinary hawkers from benefitting from the event. These are people who run food stalls at events. 

We urge our communities to find better ways and means of raising their concerns.

Issued by: Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation

Media Enquiries:        Shuping Sebolecwe (083 302 6318)

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