Ugandan who took chess to the slums comes to Botswana
Friday, March 30, 2018
Fountain of Gems Chess Academy is hosting the two-day international chess seminar, which started on Wednesday and ends today. He is in the country at the invitation of Fountain of Gems Chess Academy founder, Jeremiah Dikgang.
World Chess Federation (FIDE) vice president, Betriz Marinelo from USA is the resource person and Katende has accompanied her. Katende believes chess can be used to transform lives and made a name for himself when he produced a movie based on the game, called ‘The Queen of Katwe’. The movie is about a young girl by the name Phiona Mutesi from a humble background who moves to chess and academic stardom.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...