Tati Lodge Cultural Festival Evokes Old Memories

Posted to the web 9 July 2008 Ryder Gabathuse Francistown Francistowners were last Saturday treated to a cultural festival at Tati River Lodge in Francistown. It was a fun-filled day characterised by traditional cuisine, music and dance. African culture and particularly that depicting Botswana's own were abundantly on display. Perhaps, it was the dress code that said it all. As if in competition, the womenfolk in particular were kitted out in their very best German print dresses. For a country without a national dress, the German print dresses came in handy and rescued the situation. The many women in the German print dresses appeared very glamorous and colourful in blue, red, brown and other colours. There were also a few who were attired in fabrics reflecting the national dresses of other nationalities from West Africa,... [read full story]