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Calistus Kolantsho
  • Tension over BAA's P2m carrot

    However, some delegates believe the BAA should lead the way and not the other way around. The BAA has received a P2 million grant from Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to be used in club development. According to a letter from the...

  • Tebogo nominated for top global award

    The nomination comes after Tebogo made history by winning Botswana and Africa's first ever gold medal in the 200m race. It was Botswana's third Olympic medal in the history of the competition. Tebogo is currently ranked the number one 200m...

  • Cycling faces funding challenges

    However, the missions have not been without challenges. The BCA has always struggled to send a team to international competitions that can form a peloton due to financial issues. The predicament has forced the cycling body to send fewer competitors...

  • Mixed emotions as softball league kicks off

    The last league action was the Return to Play in 2022. Northern zone teams were battling it out at Itekeng diamond in Orapa. The teams are playing the league using tournament format while the southern zone league is being played in round robin...

  • Softball league bursts into life

    The league does not have prize money after the BSA failed to secure sponsorship. Softball has been struggling to find league sponsorship since its partnership with BoFINET ended. The last league was the Return to Play in 2022, which saw clubs receive...

  • Volleyball needs P1m to host regional tourney

    The BVF last hosted the Zone VI Club Championships in 2013. The Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) has been awarded the rights to host the championships, which run from December 5-15. The last edition of the games was held in Maseru, Lesotho, where...

  • Junior tennis tournament: a stepping stone for development

    The Botswana girls’ team finished in position five while the boys’ team settled for position seven. The event started on October 6 at the National Tennis Center in Gaborone. It brought together the best 12 years and under players across Africa,...

  • BOKA SG suspended, removed from office

    According to a letter written by BOKA vice secretary-general, Francios Alberts, Tshepang was invited to a disciplinary hearing, but failed to respond and the disciplinary commission proceeded with the hearing as scheduled. “After through...

  • From athletics track to freedom square

    However, Kebaitse has traded in track and field for political office ambitions on the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) ticket. Staff Writer, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO reports (BLURB)Kebaitse made history when he emerged victorious in the Lentsweletau-Lephepe...

  • Mukokomani given ‘friendly warning’

    Speaking during the launch of the league, Morule said if half of the teams were going to consist of Softball Masters' team players, BNSC would rethink releasing the funds. “The Masters' teams are better organised than mainstream teams. I...

  • Boxing’s Olympic exclusion stirs tensions

    This follows the IOC's 2019 decision to strip the IBA of rights to organise Olympic boxing. In 2019, the IOC stripped the IBA of its right to organise Olympic boxing, turning festering tension between the two organisations into an open...

  • Softball league makes a return

    Speaking during the league launch this week, the BSA competitions officer, Justus Kuswane, said they have received a grant from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to the tune of P937, 000. He said each club would receive P10, 000, and if a...

  • Kanazawa Shotokan hosts Japanese instructor

    The event has paved the way for the visit of global Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) chief instructor, Shihan Manabu Murakami, in May 2025. Shotokan Karate International-Botswana chief instructor, Sensei Steady Basupang, said they...

  • Rakgare proud of his work

    Tumiso Rakgare said upon arrival at the ministry headquarters, there was a lot he had to learn before he could make any change.“The first few months of my arrival, there was a COVID-19 pandemic. I believe the pandemic assisted me in quickly...

  • Hogs maintain rugby dominance

    Hogs won all their matches and faced off against the visiting All Stars rugby club from Pretoria in the final, pulling a 7-5 win. The women’s champions is Tuks who walked away with P10, 000, with Wise Leadership Phoenix scooping the second spot...

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