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AFCON bid: Was the cart put before the horse?

The Botswana-Namibia (BONA) 2027 Africa Cup of Nations bid has fizzled after the initial excitement.

The optimism has died down probably due to some harsh realities sink in.

The bid technical committee head, Ashford Mamelodi last week gave a lowdown on the preparations and judging from what he said, it will be a long rough road ahead.

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Consult, get buy-ins first for 6 to 6 policy, Hon Minister

While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...

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