• Magang reinstated after African intervention• Local Volleyball advised to review constitution Less than two months after they were unceremoniously ousted through a motion of no confidence, the Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF)’s old committee is back in charge…for now. The committee, led by President Tsoleletso Magang, was removed from office on 30th August at an Extraordinary Congress. Affiliates cited poor governance, poor communication, and a lack of consultation as part of their reasons for wielding the axe.
An interim committee led by George Keotsene was then appointed, prematurely ending Magang’s time in power after three years at the helm. In a dramatic twist, the old guard has been reinstated following intervention from African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) President, Bouchra Hajij. During a consultative meeting held at the President Hotel in Cape Town on 24th October, Magang and Keotsene presented their cases before a panel comprising of International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Board Member, Nakaonga Mwengwe, CAVB Legal Commissioner, Hillario Mapondera, Zone VI Secretary General, Ringisai Kudzanai, and Vice President, Kamohelo Mokoena.
The two parties were summoned to the South African seaside city by volleyball’s supreme governing body after mediation attempts by the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC) proved unsuccessful. In her presentation, Magang told the volleyball leadership that, in hindsight, she had made an error of judgment by allowing the motion to proceed, as it set an undesirable precedent for volleyball governance in Botswana. She further stated the federation’s legal advisor had confirmed there was no provision in the BVF Constitution allowing for a vote of no confidence.
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Magang maintained that the constitutionally elected executive should have been allowed to serve its full four-year term. While Keotsene agreed with several of Magang’s points, he differed on the issue of the members’ right to pass a vote of no confidence, insisting on the supremacy of affiliates. Responding to both accounts, the Legal Commissioner observed that the BVF Constitution required substantial revision and alignment with CAVB, FIVB, and international governance standards to ensure clarity, accountability, and proper dispute resolution mechanisms.
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