BNF congrats Botswana 2018 Commonwealth Games Team
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
We further congratulate the coaches and management of the Botswana team notably Botswana Athletics Association and Botswana National Olympic Committee for this sterling historic performance. The five medals - three gold, silver and one bronze - are a clear testimony what Botswana youth are capable of.
The BNF further applauds the Botswana Primary Schools Sports Association (BOPSSA), Botswana Integrated Sports Association (BISA) and Botswana Tertiary Students Sports Association (BOTESSA) for unearthing and grooming this talent under difficult and demoralising environment. Despite the gross negligence of the teaching profession, the teachers continue to unearth gold medallists.
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...