P700,000 bonanza for Amos
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Supermarket chain Choppies will give the 18-year-old US$60,000 (approximately P451,000) while he will receive various amounts from the government through the athletes incentives programme.
Amos, the first-ever Motswana to win a medal at the Olympic Games, will get P75,000 for the silver medal at London 2012 and P200,000 for winning gold and breaking a record at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona just before the Olympics.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...