30 Jun 2022

Poesy, song and dance, and a lot of sharing of anecdotes about his life will be the order of the day as Batswana will be celebrating founding President of Botswana Sir Seretse Khama at Serowe main kgotla come July 1.

Commemorated under the theme: Sir Seretse Khama: a Visionary and Democrat, the day will give Batswana the opportunity to celebrate the late leader, Mr Bokopano Kediretswe, who chairs Sir Seretse Khama Commemoration Association said in an interview.

The association had planned a series of festivities towards the day, which would culminate with the laying of wreaths at the royal cemetery, he said.  He added later in the evening there would be a launch of three book about Sir Seretse at Ikageng Girl Guide Center. Sir Seretse Khama, born July 1921, became the first president of Botswana upon its independence from Britain 1966. 

He died on July 13, 1980. ENDs