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Botswana secures Mantshwabisi for five years

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Bearer of good news: Setlang. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Africa Cross-country Championship Series (SACCS) over hosting rights of the Toyota Gazoo Racing 1000 Kalahari Botswana Desert Race (TDR 1000).

The BTO announced today that they have agreed to a five-year contract with SACCS to host the race popularly known as Matshwabisi.

This weekend, the race returns to local shores for the first time since 2019, with Jwaneng as the host. Jwaneng last hosted the event five years ago, before the event was taken to Selebi-Phikwe. However, organisers received complaints over the terrain in the extreme eastern parts of the country. The last two editions of the race were held in Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

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