The City of Gaborone will on 16 September host the inaugural Gaborone City Mayor’s Marathon. The marathon is Mayor Kagiso Thutlwe’s initiative and is powered by Choppies Group as the Gold sponsors, with sponsorship amounting to P500 000. Speaking on Monday morning Thutlwe said the GC Mayor’s Marathon will be an annual event aimed at boosting the city’s socio-economic status. Thutlwe said since the financial crisis has slowed down development they are now coming up with initiatives to ensure the quality of life of people is restored to safeguard the children’s future. “We have come up with an initiative to host an annual marathon with a view to energize the city in areas of health and wellness, tourism boost economic growth and unity of the people,” said Thutlwe. He went on to say sport has the capabilities of helping to achieve all the things they set to attain with this marathon. He further thanked Choppies for their continued good gesture of helping to change the lives of Batswana. The mayor said they are aiming to have about 10,000 people taking part in the marathon. He revealed that he has invited mayors from the region and international athletes to be part…