Relief programme leaves more questions

To the rescue: Rakgare announced a P70million relief fund for arts and sports this week PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
To the rescue: Rakgare announced a P70million relief fund for arts and sports this week PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare’s relief fund announcement for sports has left some sport codes querying the process. 

Last week Wednesday, Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) requested, through a questionnaire, National Sport Associations (NSAs) to submit their plans of resuming activities post COVID-19.

Some associations argued the questionnaire did not give them room to explicitly lay out their plans. The guidelines of the programme were to be released on Wednesday. Some critics argue the BNSC’s questioner should have guided the release of the relief fund.

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