Additionally, the situation is also getting stickier, as the main sponsor of Re Ba Bona Ha, Debswana Mining Company is yet to commit to supporting the youth development programme. Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) remains hopeful that the company will come on board in the near future. The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development, Tumiso Rakgare, Minister of Basic Education, Fidelis Molao, BNSC chairperson, Marumo Morule and his CEO, Tuelo Serufho are expected to set aside differences due to operations, to prioritise school sport.
There have been calls to capacitate the Botswana Integrated Sport Association (BISA) and Botswana Primary School Sport Association (BOPPSA) as their mandate is far wider. The two bodies do not have a full-time secretariats. University of Botswana lecturers, Dr Tshepang Tshube, Lobone Kasale and Dr Boga Manatsha have released a journal titled ‘A critical overview of sport development in Botswana’. The primary purpose of the journal is to provide a critical overview of athletic talent development programmes in the unique context of Botswana. “There is increasing research interest on effective approaches to talent development and ways to establish a superior environment that facilitates the growth of junior athletes into senior and elite levels. There has been little research and funding dedicated to talent development programmes in Botswana,” the paper reads.
