Sabure's return to boost Olympiad squad

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Botswana's Tuduetso Sabure, sub-Saharan Africa's only Woman Grand Master (WGM) gave the country's Olympiad squad a boost when she participated in the national team play-offs held at the Sedibeng Lodge over the weekend.

She has been reluctant to take part in Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) activities in the past three years because of the poor treatment she has received from the BCF is handling a person of her status. As a result, Sabure missed the last Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, two years ago.

An excited BCF official Alex Mpuisang said at the end of the Sunday play-offs that they had to make some concessions with the Grand Master after listening to her concerns. "She had genuine concerns.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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