- Who are you?
My name is Dr. Kelemogile Ramasu from Serowe in Botswana.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Dr. Kelemogile Ramasu Book 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.
- 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.
- How is digital literacy in Botswana?
Digital literacy is increasing in Botswana. More people own smartphones and laptops.
- Do you love Ebooks?
I love Ebooks. I have downloaded Adventures of Tintin,Silver Sword and Asterix.Ebooks is the way to go.
- Which category are you nominated under?
I am nominated under, Indigenous Language and Literature Promoter.
- Who is your role model locally?
My role model is Modirwa Kekwaletswe.He did a good auto biography on Ratsie Setlhako.
- 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
- What’s your vision of unity?
United we rise and divided we fall,that is how I define unity.
- 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.
- What do you understand by copyrights?
Copyrights protect our works from being stolen and exploited.
- Are your books protected?
My books are protected by our local collections society, COSBOTS.
- Advice to upcoming authors.
My advice to upcoming authors is that nothing can stop them from writing.
- Last shot or word?
There is no man anywhere who is not capable of doing more than he thinks he can
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