Championships was culpable for costing Isaac Makwala his position in the 400m finals, that a string of gaffes and blunders by the Botswana management team may be to blame, that the Botswana team management slept on the job with the Botswana team manager saying that the confusion was the result of a communications breakdown. So where do we all go from there? An enquiry of sorts perhaps or alternatively let the whole matter diplomatically rest and keep crossed fingers that it doesn’t happen again.
Then, in no order of priority comes the Dalai Lama’s impending visit and China’s failure to rein in North Korea where, in respect of both, this country told mighty China to get lost. There has also been considerable confusion about the President’s Gaborone retirement home. The Gazette (9 August) reported that after a two-month investigation it could confirm that a ‘secret’ multi-million pula office, now at roof level, was being constructed on consolidated plots on President’s Drive. Its attempts to obtain information proved fruitless with Dr Ramsay only able to state that potential plots had been identified. It reported that the Minister of Presidential Affairs had earlier told that National Assembly that P3.6 million would be needed for the ex President’s transport needs, P2.5 for furniture and another P2.5 for office equipment.
