Hour of reckoning draws near
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 70 Views |
Local flavour: Tebogo will be one of the star attractions
PIC: WORLD ATHLETICS
Next week Saturday will see a star-studded cast of local and international athletes descend on Botswana to compete in the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix at the National Stadium.
Jamaican superstar, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headlines athletics' crème de la crème that will be in Gaborone for the one-day blockbuster. The event organiser, Glody Dube who calls himself the father of the Golden Grand Prix has removed any doubts over the country's preparedness to host the event.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...