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Wagner presses ahead with Golden Grand Prix

Pushing ahead: Wagner PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Pushing ahead: Wagner PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Despite the recent controversy around the Botswana Golden Grand Prix, American company RWAG Group Inc., owned by sports consultant Robert Wagner, is proceeding with the organisation of the event scheduled for April 14.

The future of the Golden Grand Prix, held in Botswana for the first time last year, was shrouded in doubt when the World Athletics took away hosting rights from the local company, Golden Door Sports Agency, owned by Olympian Glody Dube.

He lost the rights to host the prestigious event after reported concerns over financial irregularities arising from last year’s edition.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

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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