The Man Who Seeks Forgotten Heroes, Passionate Scribe From Botswana

1. Who are you?

My name is Dr. Kelemogile Ramasu from Serowe in Botswana.

2. What does this nomination mean to you?

This nomination is one of its kind in Botswana. It is indeed a great honor and an encouragement to other would be authors.

3. What doe Mulher Forte African literature means to you?

Mulher Forte African Literature is a propellant of authorship in Africa. It is indeed what the doctors ordered for in order to promote African Literature.

4. How are book sales in Botswana?

Books sales in Botswana are slow domestically. The major buyer in Botswana is Government through Botswana National Library Services (BNLS) and Ministry of Education.

5. How is African writing so far?

Africans are good writers and most of their works are popular for example a book called Things Fall Apart.

6. 

   What can be done to improve sales?

Books sales can be improved by regular advertising, introduction of book sales in major retail shops and on online sites.

7. Are Batswana a reading Nation?

Botswana is not a reading nation. This is so worrisome and disturbing

The only material that is highly consumed is educational that is books used in schools.

8. How is digital literacy in Botswana?

Digital literacy is increasing in Botswana. More people own smartphones and laptops.

9. Do you love Ebooks?

I love Ebooks. I have downloaded Adventures of Tintin,Silver Sword and Asterix.Ebooks is the way to go.

10. Which category are you nominated under?

I am nominated under, Indigenous Language and Literature Promoter.

11. Who is your role model locally?

My role model is Modirwa Kekwaletswe.He did a good auto biography on Ratsie Setlhako.

12. What’s your vision in ten years?

I would love to see my books adopted in movies and animation.I would also love myself to have published much works in ten years

13. What’s your vision of unity?

United we rise and divided we fall,that is how I define unity.

14. What do you do apart from writing?

Apart from writing I am a TV presenter and producer. I produce a documentary programme called Bagaka Ba Pele TV show.

15. What do you understand by copyrights?

Copyrights protect our works from being stolen and exploited.

16. Are your books protected?

My books are protected by our local collections society, COSBOTS.

17. Advice to upcoming authors.

My advice to upcoming authors is that nothing can stop them from writing.

18. Last shot or word?

There is no man anywhere who is not capable of doing more than he thinks he can