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Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones is in Botswana for a two-day working visit effective today (Monday, October 10th) and Tuesday 11th of October 2022. The Countess of Wessex splits her time between her work in support of the Royal Family and visits to many of her own charities and organisations. Worldwide, more than 1 billion people live with preventable sight loss and in 2012, The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust was launched, with an aim to end avoidable blindness across the Commonwealth and…
· 32 benches – representing each participating FIFA World Cup nation – are being built to promote mental health· Benches announcement coincides with today’s World Mental Health Day and symbolic inauguration event at 974 Stadium, Doha· H.E. Sheikha Hind and Sir Mo Farah unveiled England bench during World Innovation Summit for Health 10 October 2022 – Doha: A unique project involving custom-made public benches to promote the critical importance of mental health, and the role that football and sport more broadly can play to promote mental wellbeing, was announced today. Thirty-two “Friendship Benches” – one for each nation competing in the FIFA World Cup…
The University of Botswana community and members of the public are informed of the upcoming inaugural annual UB marathon activation. The activation will be held on 08 October 2022. Fearless Fitness Club in conjunction with the Student Representative Council (SRC) will lead the activation which will start from the UB stadium covering the 10 km and 21km routes. Other activities on the day will include body assessments, aerobics and yoga. The sole purpose of this event is to build momentum for the main event which is part of the university’s 40th anniversary celebrations which will be held on 27 November…
Launched during the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a new report, co-authored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and WISH partners, calls on governments, sports authorities, and the wider sporting community to maximize the investment and excitement generated by sports mega events and leave behind more permanent health benefits for communities. The report, Playing the Long Game; A framework for promoting physical activity through sports mega-events, recommends ways to strengthen mega sports event legacies so that they contribute more effectively to increasing physical activity, and improving the health of populations. “Large-scale sport events are significant opportunities to promote the health and…
One exciting feature of this year’s COSAFA Under-20 competition is the fact that it doubles up as a zonal qualifier for the TotalEnergies AFCON U20 Egypt 2023 that is scheduled to be hosted early next year. Previously teams have used the regional Under-20 championship to fine-tune for qualifiers for the continental showpiece, but now it will take up that status on its own, with the two finalists both earning a place in Egypt. The Under-20 Cup of Nations will in turn provide qualification for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia, meaning the COSAFA event this year in Eswatini…
The Botswana Football Association (BFA), together with the football governing body FIFA will be holding a four day intermediate refereeing course for women effective today. The course, which is expected to end on Friday 07 October 2022 forms part of the Associations priorities pertaining to women football and development. According to BFA CEO, Mr Mfolo Mfolo, the BFA remains committed to growing women football in both player and administrative aspects, and this course, is testament of this. Speaking at the official opening which was held at Lekidi Football Center, the Chairperson of the National Women Football Committee Miss Itsholeng Disang…
The German-based Motswana singer-songwriter, and Ambassador for World Peace Berlin, representing Germany internationally with the United Nations has released an Amapiano single “Komm Mit Mir”. She has previously performed live on an international stage, at World Peace Day Berlin Germany, after successful pre-launch in Primi Gaborone, a spacious lounge restaurant and also at the Cloud 9 top club in Gaborone Botswana. Never seizing to infuse a sultry and down-to-earth approach to her music, Soul & Afrobeat artist Nomina continues to make Amapiano hits that stand out from the rest. Komm Mit Mir, released on the 2nd of September 2022, a…
The Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has announced that Source still water has been rebranded to Bonaqua, in line with international best practices.The rebranding from Source to Bonaqua is part of CCBB’s move to offer quality products that are easily marketable and identifiable in line with consumer choices. “We are delighted to announce that Source water brand is now rebranded to Bonaqua on the outside, keeping the same great source on the inside that offers Batswana that refreshing taste for daily hydration. Our Source water is still locally prepared and blended to perfection using…
The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) has announced the appointment of Makuke Stephen Makuke as the Director Business Development and Property Management Services with effect from the 3rd October 2022. Makuke undertakes this new role with a wealth of experience having previously held positions of Acting Chief Executive Officer, Director of Business Development, Acting Director of Operations & Engineering and Director of Marketing & Supply Chain with Botswana Railways. Stephen also has extensive Board Membership experience having previously served Boards such as those of Botswana Vaccine Institute, Human Resource Development Council Sub Sector Committee Member (HRDC), Gaborone Container Terminal –Gabcon,…
African champions Senegal defeated Egypt 5-3 to win the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships in Durban on Saturday. The most successful and accomplished beach soccer team on the continent added another trophy to their cabinet, and took a confidence booster from Kwazulu-Natal as they look to defend their continental title at the Beach Soccer Cup of Nations later this month in Mozambique. But it was not a dominant showing as Egypt took an early lead through Haitham Mahsoub, whose freekick from range snuck past Al Seyni Ndiaye. They should have doubled their lead through Hassane Hussein but were denied by a heroic goal…