BNOC targets four medals at next Olympics
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The strategy aims to improve and support the growth of elite athletes in Botswana.
Speaking during the 2017-2020 strategic plan presentation, BNOC chief executive officer, Tuelo Serufho said the strategy will build on the foundations established and successes achieved in previous years with a fresh perspective on its mission and current reality. He said the BNOC will strengthen elite athletes’ capacity and potential within Botswana for better performance following their strategic foundations.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...