Slow start to Olympics' SMS campaign
Friday, July 19, 2019
Serufho says there has been a slow start to the SMS campaign PIC: KARABO KGOSI
The BNOC launched the campaign in order to augment funds from government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Botswana prepares for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
BNOC has set a target of four medals, to add on to the solitary silver medal, which Nijel Amos won in London seven years ago.
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...