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Backlash as Botswana requests money for Olympic heroes

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86% Informative

Botswana has asked citizens to donate money to reward the country's Olympic gold-medal winning Olympic team.

The fund would be a way for citizens to honour the athletes by "contributing rewards to our champions" Botswana is one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, but has recently experienced a slump in diamond revenues forcing government to cut spending.

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85

Informative language

82

Neutral language

73

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

58

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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