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Amos counts losses

Hard times: Amos has vowed to returned stronger after the ban
Hard times: Amos has vowed to returned stronger after the ban

In 2012, Nijel Amos’ young career was blossoming and the Marobela-born athlete was preparing to take the world of athletics by the scruff of the neck. A decade later, all has gone downhill, largely to the athlete flattering to deceive and a recent doping hammer blow, notes Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

The palpable excitement hit the nation on a wintry evening in July 2012 when Amos participated in the fastest 800m final, on his way to earning the country’s first Olympic medal.

Then an unheralded 18-year-old Amos had made history, finishing behind the big-striding, recording-breaking Kenyan, David Rudisha.

Editor's Comment
Time to end informal sector fronting

The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...

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