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National team duty: Softball players will train at the National Diamond PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This week, the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) issued an invitation to players to report for training at the National Diamond in Gaborone and there are already complaints that players from far flung areas were finding it hard to respond to the invitation as they face transport challenges.
This was acknowledged by the BSA in a statement. “At the moment, it is not all players who are attending training sessions. It is only those around Gaborone who can manage to attend. Players who reside outside Gaborone have been encouraged to possibly find other alternatives of training and building fitness,” the statement reads.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...