Botswana behind Semenya as landmark case begins
Friday, February 22, 2019
Botswana supports Semenya
The case kicked-off on Monday this week and would be keenly followed over the coming weeks, with a decision due on March 29.
Last year, the IAAF took a decision to regulate testosterone levels in female athletes.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...