Letshwiti�s approach will be key

It was in 1999 when the new Botswana Football Association president, Mclean Letshwiti made a bold step into club football administration. He and some other influential supporters of Mochudi Centre Chiefs formed a consortium kind of arrangement with a view to privatise the club, but not long after the project aborted, as he and his associates felt that the conditions were not conducive for privatisation, they all resigned from the club.

By then he decried the lack of statutes that promote private ownership of clubs as opposed to clubs being run as societies. And, not long ago I asked him about the troubles facing community run (society) clubs, especially when it comes to transition from a society setup to private ownership and his answer was that there is lack of statutory guidance from the association and as such it is a trial and error exercise.

Well, over the weekend he ascended to the BFA presidential seat after defeating Tebogo Sebego by four votes as he garnered 32 votes to Sebego’s 28 after a re-run.  I, therefore expect not to have any excuses anymore because naturally he is a critic and an achiever. Congratulations are in order.

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Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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