Kelebeng ‘presses’ karate leadership
Friday, February 06, 2026 | 20 Views |
Kelebeng PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE.
This comes after Minister of Sport and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng, brokered a solution for Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) leadership to allow the learners from the two styles to compete for slots. The decision was made following a meeting on Tuesday featuring the minister, BOKA board, Kofukan, and BSSU. Kofukan and BSSU were amongst the federations that were expelled from BOKA, and their students were not allowed to participate in national team events following a standoff against the board.
The officials from the two federations will also be permitted to be part of the selections.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...