RASESA SOCIAL PICNIC A CUT ABOVE THE REST

The 5th annual Rasesa Social Picnic held this past Saturday lived up to expectations. Scores of youthful revellers turned up for the event dressed to the nines. The picnic, which seems to have grown in popularity over the years, also catered for the little ones who enjoyed playing a variety of games that brought a lot of excitement to the afternoon. As evening approached, different local DJs including Max wa bana, Cassper the DJ, Khebah and NT Base, just to mention a few, took to the ones and twos and had revellers eating from the palm of their head with the tunes they churned well into the night. The event organiser, Bakang ‘DJ Bakito’ Phiri, told Vibe that this year’s event was a resounding success. “This was the biggest and best edition we have had so far. We are also grateful that the crowd was better behaved and responsible unlike during previous years when we had a few unfortunate incidents of unruly behaviour here and there. The DJs also did their best on the decks and gave our revellers their money’s worth,” he said. Phiri reiterated that they had faced a few challenges as organisers of the event but they managed to overcome them. “For example, the venue that we normally use is surrounded by residential plots and with the consistent growth of the event, we cannot accommodate the ever increasing number of revellers,” he said. He however noted that this would not hamper their plans to grow the event. “We want to develop the event into long weekend festivities and also include a soccer tournament for children as we want to unearth sporting talent in the village. We also want to do charity work to contribute to the development of Rasesa,” he said.