Dj vu sweeps across after Glasgow nightmare

A sense of dj vu gripped the nation on Tuesday night after a depressing 30 minute spell in the Glasgow cold, froze Botswanas hopes of salvaging seven medals from the Commonwealth Games, writes MQONDISI DUBE

First up, it was Pako Seribe who laboured to seventh place in his 400metre semi final race. Not much was expected from the up and coming runner.

The nation’s soaring expectations were (mis) placed on the on-form Isaac Makwala. The strong runner had effortlessly blasted his way to the semi finals, on the back of some outstanding performances in the last month. Makwala has looked gold coated since he arrived in Scotland, drawing rave reviews from British commentators.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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