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Four-way AFCON bid battle begins

Key document: Botswana delivered the three-volume bid book in Cairo on Wednesday
Key document: Botswana delivered the three-volume bid book in Cairo on Wednesday

This week, Botswana took a giant step in its quest to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, with the submission of the bid book to mother body, CAF.

Against odds after being abandoned by Namibia at the last minute, Botswana has soldiered on and the bid document, initially valued at P65million, was deposited in Cairo, Egypt, the CAF headquarters.

Under the co-hosting arrangement, Botswana was supposed to pay nearly P40million while Namibia was going to remit the remaining balance.

Editor's Comment
Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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