2021 Sporting moments

Jwaneng Galaxy. PIC: BFA
Jwaneng Galaxy. PIC: BFA

With the year 2021 mostly characterised by the suspension of sporting activities, the sporting fraternity still managed to record some of the moments worth talking about. In this year-end review, Mmegi reporters CALISTUS KOLANTSHO and KABELO BORANABI, take a glance at some of the moments that characterised Botswana sport

Branch’s maiden World

Championship round winHe has been a man of many firsts over the past years. This year, Ross Branch added yet another first, as he won the first round of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship. In his championship debut, the biker won the Kazakhstan Rally, which formed the first round of the championship. The 35-year-old managed to get into history books and become the first Motswana to achieve that feat, also becoming the first rider from the southern part of Africa to win a World Championship round.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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