New Boxing president calls for unity

Gilbert Khunwane(holding microphone) with his new committee members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Gilbert Khunwane(holding microphone) with his new committee members PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

New Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) president, Gilbert Khunwane has called on affiliates to be united in order to take the sport forward. Khunwane became victorious in a highly contested election over the weekend.

The presidential position had four candidates, Dirang Thipe, Michael Moroka, Michael Lefiri and Khunwane. In the first round, Thipe got four votes while five went to Lefiri. Moroka and Khunwane each received seven votes. The elections went to a second round where Moroka and Khunwane had a tie once again. The two candidates stepped outside the venue for a short discussion on how to break the tie. Finally the tie was broken in the third round. Khunwane won by 14 votes to 10 for Moroka.

There was also a tie for vice president between Hlanganani Digwere and Othusitse Mogotsakgotla. Upon going for the second round, Mogotsakgotla won with 13 votes over the 11 that was received by Digwere. The additional member position also went for a tie breaker between Boitumelo Taolo and Peter Tshenyego. Taolo emerged victorious over Tshenyego with 13 votes.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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