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Karate wars rage on

Flying kicks: Karate’s internal fights are raging on PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Flying kicks: Karate’s internal fights are raging on PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A ceasefire is not in sight at the strife-torn Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) as two warring factions are unrelenting.

The deposed committee, which was led by former president Tshepho Bathai, is still defiant.

The war started when an interim committee was appointed in the absence of the then office bearers led by Bathai, who has since stepped down.

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