The resilient face of Gobuiwang

Gobuiwang (in glasses) celebrates with Sharps family after promotion to the Premiership
Gobuiwang (in glasses) celebrates with Sharps family after promotion to the Premiership

Seething in anger, Township Rollers fans could have picked the first stone and stone him to death.

This was at the height of a spectacular fall-out between Rollers fans’ newly found love, Jagdish Shah and the increasingly alienated Sommerset Gobuiwang.

Gobuiwang was seen as a stumbling block to the success of the story, at a time Shah was viewed as the new ‘financial’ doctor the club had ordered. He emerged with a number of enemies as a result of his resilient fight to regain control of the club, which he had ceded to Shah.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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