Tebogo is flying: who will be his companion?

In full flight: Tebogo PIC: CNN
In full flight: Tebogo PIC: CNN

Nijel Amos is on the sidelines and Amantle Montsho and Isaac Makwala are retired. But there is a new sheriff on the local athletics track, Letsile Tebogo, who has already set the world alight. However, with the World Championships on the horizon, the burden of expectation could be placed solely on Letsile’s broad shoulders, observe Staff Writers, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO & MQONDISI DUBE

Botswana’s more than a decade-long sparkling period on the track can be traced back to one of the country’s finest moments at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea in 2011.

Although there had been near-misses before then, notably Glody Dube reaching the finals of the 800m in Sidney in 2000, the wheels of success only started to turn convincingly 11 years later.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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