Has Dr Vom finally given up on showing up in those prophet Moses looks wearing long robes, white gown, Arabic hood, and walking with that gigantic stick like Moses crossing the Red Sea? That was the question last week when a clean-shaven Dr Vom was spotted in Gaborone in jeans and Zebras jersey.

Last week at a Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) event Dr Vom was seen in Zebras jersey, jeans, with a clean shaven face, not that long white beard, as if it had finally dawned on him that he would always be remembered for his Zebras hit song, Tsaya thobane than the flop called Ke tshwana le moshe (I'm just like prophet Moses) that he released last year.

However, in an interview with Showbiz, Dr Vom said he was forced to shave off his long white beard by officials at the Lobatse Prison, where he served for a few days before being released on bail on Tuesday last week.

The music star was locked up after failing to comply with a child maintenance court order.

"I would have loved to keep the long beard, but the government made me do it; I had no option. But I have not given up the Moses look, you should know that," he said as he announced he was headed for Mahalapye where he was billed to perform at a wedding.

Upon the release of his prophetic Dikhwaere album last year Dr Vom, formally known as Vomit, designed a unique Middle Eastern or mosaic costume to coincide with his prophet Moses album as he tried to look like the biblical seer he was singing about. He had since made it a habit to be seen in the streets and official forums in prophet Moses pose; a huge walking stick, a long white gown, prophetic robes and long white beard.