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Let’s host Afcon

Afcon is supposedly the zenith of the continental game. We want to host AFCON. Our last sojourn, our only sojourn, in Afcon petered into a sad nation, failed overseas transfers for local players and coaches on the brink of losing their fat pay cheques.

Our most alluring image of the efforts of our team is a midfielder who burst a ball by blocking an opponent – hardly the stuff to bump up one’s football pedigree. But some local fans were desperate to rose colour our Afcon effort and exploited this to the maximum.

First and foremost stadia (or stadiums for the uninitiated) have to be brought to the right standards. The stadium contractors will have to be brought to a special workshop so we do not have the kind of mishaps like the time when they built a stadium in Francistown in readiness for the 2010 World Cup.

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Justice delayed is trust denied

Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...

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