Record high as four vie for BRU presidency
Friday, January 22, 2016
This year’s candidates are; the incumbent Elijah Jones, former president Dave Gilbert, former secretary general Mpho Masisi and recently retired player, Munya Mhonda.
A new entrant, Mhonda said rugby is perceived as a white man’s sport and that is a negative perception he hopes to address if elected into office. He said rugby is the fastest growing team sport in Botswana with over 120 government schools participating. He said all major tertiary institutions have an active men and women’s rugby teams.
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...