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Notwane faces inglorious sunset

On the edge: Notwane face a challenging time PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
On the edge: Notwane face a challenging time PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Just like the Notwane River suffocating from the devastating impacts of an El Niño-induced drought, Notwane, the football club, is wilting under incessant poor results.

Around 2010, Notwane was a key factor in the then beMOBILE Premier League, but now ‘Sechaba’ is almost unrecognisable, pitifully wallowing in the lower rungs of the First Division.

Out of the 12-team Debswana First Division South assembly, Notwane are found in position 11, a spot that guarantees automatic exit to the unfashionable Division One leagues. This, unfathomable a decade ago, is now inching closer to reality. Notwane has slid from its highs of the 1990s when it became one of Gaborone’s glamour clubs.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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