Tennis preparations hampered by financial constraints
Thursday, April 17, 2014
The team has no money to buy playing kits and the players have been forced to share shoes, racquets and uniform. Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) spokesperson, Trevor Modise told Mmegi Sport that all players in the squad are from government schools and cannot afford equipment.
He said a pair of tennis shoes costs around P800 and one has to part with P1,200 for a good racquet.
On Saturday at around 9am it was reported that an accident claimed the lives of five people who happened to be related. The car they were travelling in is said to have attempted to overtake only to realise that the oncoming car was fast approaching. When the driver tried to get back to his lane, he hit the car he was trying to drive past whilst overtaking.Many quickly took to social media to show sympathy to the victims and also offer their...