Mmegi

BNOC without CEO as Olympics loom

Botlhasitse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Botlhasitse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

With a few months left before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) remains without a substantive CEO.

Tebogo Kesupile is the acting CEO, a role she assumed after the departure of Botho Bayendi last year.

There was excitement within the sporting fraternity when Bayendi was introduced as the CEO on a five-year contract in April 2022. Bayendi joined the BNOC replacing Tuelo Serufho who moved to the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC).

Editor's Comment
‘Fake’ drugs: A matter of life, truth and accountability

When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up