BNSC affiliates return to the National Stadium

MOSAH MOKGANEDI
Correspondent | Thursday August 12, 2010 00:00

As a result, the organisations, which had temporarily shifted base to Maruapula because of the refurbishments, will move back to the National Stadium on Monday. The BNSC has been renting offices in Maruapula for its affiliates for the past two years after the National Stadium was closed for a face-lift. After the renovations, even some sports' codes that initially did not have offices at the National Stadium will get space. Nkwe said the completion of refurbishment of offices at the National Stadium is a relief to the council which was using a lot of money to rent offices in Maruapula. The council spent P22,000 monthly in rentals.

Nkwe said the BNSC secretariat will still be renting offices at the Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) complex due to space constraints at the National Stadium.

Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) development officer, Mission Mereyotlhe said although their day-to-day activities were not disrupted when they moved to Maruapula, the return to the National Stadium is welcome. He said the offices at the stadium are more spacious.

The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) development officer, Bobby Gaseitsiwe welcomed the move back to the National Stadium saying that they are happy because they will be closer to the track they use for training.