Amos rediscovers his mojo in America

Nijel Amos blast into the limelight back in 2012 when as a fresh-faced teenager from Marobela, he won the country’s first ever Olympic medal in London.

But Amos has not been able to add to that silver medal since, and has not kicked on and stamped his full authority.

When a gold medal appears a safe bet, at times circumstances connive to deny athletics’ poster boy his moment of glory.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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