Kasparov woos Botswana in FIDE campaign
Monday, July 07, 2014
The GM made a motivational speech to hundreds of youngsters at the Legae Academy, before meeting with BCF officials Yarona Lodge as part of his campaign for the FIDE polls next month. He promised to donate chess clocks to BCF.
Kasparov became the youngest world champion at 22 in 1985. He came to Botswana in a private jet and made stopovers in South Africa and Zambia.
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....