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Trouble-struck Rollers respond to Orapa United

PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN-PRESS PHOTO
PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN-PRESS PHOTO

Township Rollers did not let the recent boardroom issues affect the team as they came from a goal behind to beat Orapa United 2-1 on Saturday evening.

The Botswana Premier League (BPL) encounter, which was played under floodlights, had all ingredients of a top tier as seven yellow cards and a red card were issued while an own goal nearly decided the contest between the third and fourth placed teams in the league.

In the first few minutes of the tie, Rollers forced two consecutive saves from Orapa United goalkeeper, Lesenya Malapela with forwards, Morgan Gaseitsiwe and Terry Uiseb setting the right tone for the fixture.


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The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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