Thebe could be the surprise package
Friday, August 05, 2016
Thebe
But as had become all too often, Montsho dipped late at the finish line and finished fourth, leaving the nation resigned to disappointment, with a barely known Nijel Amos left in the picture.
Amos defied odds with a brilliant run to finish second in the 800m behind world record holder, David Rudisha of Kenya. He immediately became the new darling of Botswana athletics.
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...