BFA should go back to the drawing board!
Friday, January 22, 2010
World cup is not a joke, contrary to the mentality of those people responsible for running football in Botswana.
Growing up, I thought by now we would be far, if not in the same standard with such countries as Zimbabwe, Angola and even entertaining ideas of hosting AFCON, not scrapping to host a world cup team. But NO, we are far from reaching those standards, the lesser said about hosting Africa's showpiece the better.
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...