Don�t complain about money, chess players told
Friday, February 26, 2016
Chess pres Tshenolo Maruatona. Masego Mogolodi and Steady Basupang.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Maruatona said chess in Botswana has not reached a stage where players can make a living out of the sport.
He was speaking at the launch of the 2016 Metropolitan National Chess Championships on Wednesday. He said the sponsorship has been running for over 10 years and that the support remains strong. He said they expect the relationship to go a long way.
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...