Massacre in Algeria
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
It was already a dead rubber, but Riyad Mahrez’s Algeria did not temper justice with mercy as they took Adel Amrouche’s side to the cleaners. The Zebras were down 1-0 at half time, but shambolic defending in the second half saw the North Africans score a further four.
Kabelo Dambe stood between a further avalanche and limiting the defeat to the one hand count. It has been a catastrophic campaign in which Botswana managed a solitary victory from the six games.
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....