18 Jun 2017

Lobatse Sub-region this weekend hosted primary and junior schools from Lobatse Sub-region and Southern region for the annual Association of Botswana Schools Performing Arts (ABOSPA) competitions.

Established in 2014, ABOSPA competitions seek to unleash, nurture and groom learners’ talent.

In an interview with ABOSPA regional chairperson, Alpheus Otlaadisa said the competitions had grown in the past three years with more schools joining in.

Otlaadisa indicated that all five sub-regional schools participated in the festival.

The competitions, he said brought primary and junior school learners together to share skills and ideas.

Although the competitions encountered challenges mostly shortage of transport, Otlaadisa said they were never discouraged.

ABOSPA, Otlaadisa said was formed by teachers through their employer.

This year’s festival hosted seven primary schools from Lobatse Sub-region, eight junior secondary schools and senior schools from the Southern region.

The primary schools that would obtain first position to three positions will compete in the regional ABOSPA competitions in Jwaneng, while junior schools compete for the national eliminations in Mahalapye.

Winners at both regional and national eliminations will battle it out at the National Festival scheduled for July in Gaborone.BOPA