The only significant change was the dissolution of the Department of Sport and Recreation, which was a stand-alone body, but was redirected to operate under the Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture. Other than that change, the BNSC and the BNOC have continued with their parallel operations, often times leading to the duplication of roles. In a recent interview with sister publication, Mmegi, former university of Botswana lecturer, Professor Tshepang Tshube, said rather than merge, the BNSC should be dissolved. There is convergence in that the two sport bodies criss-cross at various points, which gives rise to either the dissolution of the other or a merger. I would advocate for a merger where BNSC and BNOC come under one roof with operations streamlined.
Tshube's concerns is that the BNSC is bleeding the government coffers and the same argument applies to the BNOC. The BNOC's edge is that it is already an affiliate of international bodies like the International Olympic Committee. The two can exist within each other under an umbrella body where the BNSC's main role will be to focus on the funding and operations of the various sport codes. The BNOC will bring its strength of being a body that organises and prepares athletes for international competitions. The new name is immaterial as long as the operations have been streamlined and the two operate as one.
