Badminton gets series green light
Friday, November 17, 2023 | 30 Views |
The Botswana Netball Association's (BONA) struggled to get permission from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) to host the Africa Cup due to funding challenges. Netball's request was only approved at the last minute following the intervention of the Okavango Diamond Company (ODC).
However, there were no such challenges with BBA's application and now the association will host the series, which will run from November 23-26 at the Otse Police College. Badminton interim president, Modisaotsile Badubi dismissed reports that hosting the Botswana International Series was in jeopardy.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...