Is Nijel 'the forgotten pioneer?'

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'The forgotten pioneer'- subtle and loaded from Botswana's first ever Olympic Games medalist. Just three words on Nijel Amos' official Facebook page, and it triggered a reaction of close to 1,000 comments within 24 hours. But is Amos 'the forgotten pioneer?'

It is a question whose answer is not cast in stone. It resides more in the realm of social science than pure science. It is not 1+ 1 = 2; it is rather contextual.

The point of departure can be drawn from the government's recent decision to issue a commemorative P50 note featuring Botswana's poster boy, Letsile Tebogo.

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Is Nijel 'the forgotten pioneer?'

'The forgotten pioneer'- subtle and loaded from Botswana's first ever Olympic Games medalist. Just three words on Nijel Amos' official Facebook page, and it triggered a reaction of close to 1,000 comments within 24 hours. But is Amos 'the forgotten pioneer?'

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