Karate mess cost Bathai BNSC board post

Left out: Bathai PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Left out: Bathai PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare says Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) president, Tshepho Bathai had to be excluded from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) board due to issues of maladministration.

Rakgare announced the BNSC board in December, but affiliates were surprised that Bathai was excluded.

The BNSC affiliates had nominated Bathai, together with Dr Khaulani Fichani of tennis. Fichani made it to the board, with karate’s Gift Nkwe replacing Bathai.

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