Shocking revelations about centres of excellence
Friday, November 18, 2011
Participants at this year's Sports Pitso heard shocking revelations about centres of sports excellence, a creation of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture.
On the second day of the sports indaba, which was held in Gaborone starting Tuesday, representatives from Mater Spei College and Nthwalang Junior Secondary School, two of the 12 secondary schools selected as centres of excellence revealed serious challenges faced by the centres. Tapson Patane, a representative from Mater Spei College, which has been selected as a volleyball centre said they are faced with many challenges among them shortage of qualified coaches.
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...