Sunny days ahead for sport
Friday, December 22, 2023 | 60 Views |
Rakgare addressing National Sport Associations PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Starting this fiscal year, the grant from the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) witnessed a reduction of approximately P30 million.
In a recent discourse with NSAs, the Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture (MYSC), Tumiso Rakgare, disclosed that government has purposefully resolved to augment funding for sport and the creative arts in the forthcoming financial year.
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...