Notwane�s move to shrubs could be what the doctor ordered
Friday, June 19, 2015
Out in the cold: Notwane was shown the Premier League door. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
And so the Botswana Premier League (BPL) curtains finally came down as we witnessed the Botswana’s number one ‘Houdini’ football club and beneficiary of some of BPL’s boardroom shenanigans, eventually bowing out to the inevitable when the axe that they had so artfully dodged for ages, fell on them.
How sad for a team that boasted being a key part of one of the Botswana’s oldest recreational societies. Established in 1965, Notwane football club, otherwise affectionately known as Toronto is part of Notwane Club situated just outside the National Stadium.
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...