Female Zebras restore national pride
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Raising hopes: The women's team beat their Madagascar counterparts 3- 1 in the first leg of the All Africa Games qualifiers
The match played at a rain soaked Municipal Stadium of Mahamasina, forced the women Zebras’ coach, Galetlhoo ‘Ronaldo’ Nkutlwisang to change tactics due to the waterlogged pitch.
“We wanted to keep the ball, playing a passing game, but due to the conditions we had to rely on counter attacks,” she told Mmegi Sport yesterday.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...