Selebi-Phikwe new home to Desert Race

Desert Race PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Desert Race PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Toyota 1000km Desert Race will move to Selebi-Phikwe for the next five years, after an agreement to move the popular event to the former mining town was signed on Wednesday.

 

Key stakeholders, including the Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) and the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) signed a Memorandum of Agreement today, a move, which will see the race held in the northeastern town for the first time in history. Jwaneng hosted the last five editions. 

Editor's Comment
Something ought to be done about deadly A3 Road

The accident which happened near Marapong village comes after yet another horrific accident which claimed 16 lives in July last year near Hubona. These stats don’t include other accidents where fatalities were not as many as the two.While several factors may have contributed to the two accidents and many others, many believe the biggest with that road is the bad state that the road is in. Unconfirmed reports in the most recent accident state...

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