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Swimming uproar over P130,000 legal fees

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In charge: Matthews. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Swimming Sport Association (BSSA) president, Kgaotsang Matthews, is standing firm despite accusations that, together with her executive committee, they spent nearly P130,000 on legal costs without the affiliates' approval.

An affiliate sued the BSSA, Stingrays Swimming Club, which had used part of its budget for legal fees. Stingrays took BSSA to court over the refusal to issue clearance letters for the club's swimmers. “Stingrays took us to court, we defended ourselves, we won, and the club is appealing. Stingrays complained that we spent BSSA funds on legal fees," Matthews said.

She argued that the committee should have requested permission from the members before doing that, but that is not the case.

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Swimming uproar over P130,000 legal fees

The Botswana Swimming Sport Association (BSSA) president, Kgaotsang Matthews, is standing firm despite accusations that, together with her executive committee, they spent nearly P130,000 on legal costs without the affiliates' approval.