Netball battles disunity
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 90 Views |
Under-fire: Moatlhodi
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EOGM) that was to be held last weekend was adjourned, and clubs are accusing the National Executive Committee (NEC) of ignoring them. The meeting was to approve the financial reports and the new constitution. However, it failed to form a quorum as some clubs did not show up. Clubs in the Southern Zone wrote a letter to the NEC on September 17, requesting a meeting.
According to the letter signed by the zonal secretary, Ndabaka Kenosi, the purpose of the meeting was to engage BONA on matters pertaining to the smooth running of activities and strengthening collaboration between organisation and the zone. “We wanted to seek guidance on specific issues affecting our operations. We believe that this meeting will provide an opportunity to align our efforts with BONA’s objectives and ensure effective delivery of netball development within the Southern Zone,” the letter reads.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...