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MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The Mahika Mahikeng gospel spread wide and far last week when the flagship event was launched to a national and global audience at the Johannesburg’s Maboneng Village.

Members of the media - ranging from print to electronic and social – attended the star-studded launch.

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The North West capital’s own Mahikeng FM was there to broadcast proceedings live.
“The idea of a Gauteng launch is to promote the Festival to people beyond the province,” said Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation (ACSR) Department spokesperson, Shuping Sebolecwe.

“We want Mahika Mahikeng to be a key driver of the economy, to model what we say the arts play an important role in the economy”. He said ACSR wanted the benefits from Mahika Mahikeng to be broad not only to for the artists, but also for sectors such as catering, accommodation and fuel services.

The launch may have been in Johannesburg, but the Maftown atmosphere was palpable