A RADIO BOTSWANA NEWS BULLETIN FROM THE FUTURE

Now to Parliament news: Kgosi Chongchong has been re- elected as the Chairperson of Ntlo ya Dikgosi for the fourth consecutive year. In his acceptance speech, Kgosi Chongchong thanked members of the lower house of parliament for their vote of confidence in him.

He said that his main priority will be to promote cultural heritage. [ Video clip of Chongchong speaking: Marara ke le lebogela tshepho ya lona mo go nna gore ke tswelele ke le tsamaisetsa dipuisanyo tsa nto eno e e totegang.

Re le marara re engwe pele ke dikgwetho tse di marara, mme e nna ke batang gore re e hehohele, ke ya go tsosolosa ngwao ya rona. Maloba ko kgoteng yame ko Phalape ke ne ke seka kgang ya titeo, e le gore rre yo mongwe o ne a a ha yo mongwe kgakololo, a dirisa seane se se reng “Susu ilela suswane gore le ene a te a go ilele.”

Rre yo hiwang kgakololo e ke a thasela wa mogakolodi ka mabole, a re o mmitsa susu. Batswana betsho, go ngomola pelo go bo re lathegelwa ke segarona, re tabogile le dingwao tsa merahe esele.”] One of the few Batswana who can still speak classical Setswana, Kgosi Chongchong is a former Setswana lecturer at the University of Botswana and author of several Setswana books, including a grammar book which is used in secondary schools as a textbook.

The multi- talented kgosi is also a Setswana poet and has temporarily put his musical career on hold to focus on bogosi. His chart- topping kwasakwasa

album, Ntsha nkgo re kgarithe, won him a record seven BOMU awards. In other news: the UDC- BDP- BPF coalition has won the Masama council bye- election which was held last Saturday.