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Title glory on the line as Mantshwabisi hosts finale

Desert race.PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Desert race.PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE

It is desert judgement day next on November 29 as the 2025 Botswana Off-Road Racing Championship (BORRC) roars into action, setting the stage for an all-or-nothing finale.

The Mantshwabisi 300km Desert Race, which is the sixth and final round of the 2025 BORRC, is the country’s only car racing competition. This is a race no team can bluff their way through, from racing's birthplace. The route is savage, the dunes shift, the ruts punish, and every kilometre has the potential to crown a champion or break a season in half.

Mantshwabisi has built a reputation as the stage where titles are won with grit, discipline and a bit of madness.

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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