Thebe could be the surprise package

Thebe
Thebe

In 2012, all eyes were on former world champion, Amantle Montsho to bring the country’s first ever Olympic Games medal.

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.

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Human rights are sacred

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...

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