Diacore marathon targets more international runners
Friday, March 10, 2017
The organisers are targeting more than 6,000 runners including athletes from outside the borders. Makgato said registration was extended from last November to March 18 due to growing interest.
“Our principal focus this year was to attract more runners from outside our borders so we put quite an effort into external public relations where we invited runners from all over South Africa,” he said.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....