Kebonnetse could boost Young Zebras
Friday, September 24, 2010
Kebonnetse, the top scorer in last year's Under-20 African Youth Championships in South Africa, is now based in the United States where he plays college football for Dayton University.
However, the former national Under 20 team captain must first recover from a slight knock on his knee to make it for the national Under-23 preliminary Olympic tie against Namibia's Young Brave Warriors on October 9.
Whilst we join Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) and other stakeholders in commending the rise in top grades, a testament to the unwavering effort of many teachers and pupils, this progress is fundamentally shadowed by a failing that shames our society. The stark, persistent urban-rural divide is not just a statistic, but an active betrayal of thousands of young Batswana.The figures are a damning indictment. When pass rates in...