This was particularly so in the period from 2006 and 2015 when the team endeared itself to the nation with strong-willed displays. It came as no surprise that the largest ever crowd was recorded in 2015 when Zebras played Mali at the Obed Itani...
Under-serving students have become the norm rather than the exception. It would appear this has become a new normal that unashamedly celebrates and promotes mediocrity and academic underachievement.The standards have fallen so drastically that it...
Indeed, there was an upsurge of policy and academic debate about the growing importance of non-Western regions and their leading states, notably Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the so-called BRICS, for international politics and the...
At the turn of the millennium, it was only a dream to see Botswana’s flag flying side-by-side with that of global super power, the United States of America at a sport event. But that has become a refreshing regularity as the Botswana conveyor belt...
There is the issue of power. Power is everything in a hierarchical system. There is a culture of overreliance on a top-down approach - the follow the leader syndrome.If it is from the top then there are no butts, it must be a good and sound...
Recently he gave an intellectually stimulating discussion on how the African Union Peace and Security Council is lagging behind in implementing some vital recommendations that involves security.Given current threats to safety and stability, Africa...
The news had spread like wildfire – Lionel Messi, the footballing legend, had made the monumental decision to join the MLS and sign with Inter Miami. The shockwaves of this revelation rippled through the sports world, sparking conversations in...
However, I don’t believe they are as popular as their counter parts, Cake Slices, Cream Doughnuts, your Madeira Cakes, etc. This is well justified by the fact that Milk tart is a very traditional South African dessert. Milk Tart/Melktert – Easy,...
Obviously this also arms the naysayers to spew vitriol and trash his campaign. The current rallying cry by our President goes something like ‘Re chenchile’ But hold on, we have not changed as yet.Until we all as a country work with SPEDU speed...
Given the alarming numbers of reported cases we experience, let us take a walk back and consider this virus once more: Let us start off with an age old question: What is HIV? What is HIV? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the...
While Gaborone United is far from its 'sell-by date', the club turned to the buy one, get one free sales promotion in a bid to lure fans to the National Stadium for their CAF Confederations Cup tie against Madagascar side, ELGECO PLUS on...
The one limiting factor which also amounts to self-censorship is fear. Fear of the unknown is the number one enemy of progress and innovation.To be bring about a profound impact , school principals should avoid like plague any thought harbouring any...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has also invited leaders of 67 countries to the summit, including 53 other African countries. The origins of the BRICS can be traced to 2006, when the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, and China met...
There's a special kind of magic that takes place when I sit down to watch stand-up comedy. It's a journey that transcends the ordinary, a portal into a world where laughter reigns supreme and the weight of the world momentarily fades away.As...
Bringing this closer to home, the government launched the Poverty Eradication Programme in 2011 with a mandate to empower citizens through sustainable income generation and employment initiatives.The programme featured initiatives such as backyard...
Work? Usually such grand and strange ideas don’t always work. The whole purpose of legislation is to come up with something that will satiate the masses but it doesn’t necessarily have to work.So the idea is that a politician or a Minister could...
If kidney disease worsens, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel sick. You may develop complications like:high blood pressure anemia (low blood count) weak bones poor nutritional health nerve damage Kidney disease also...
However, given an opportunity to show his undoubted commitment to gender equality and equity, the Minister decided to go for an all male list in picking the Minister's Award recipients.Tebogo Letsile joined departed heroes, Major David Bright,...
Today it seems the world has become too sophisticated and complex for the present education.It seems we do not realise the dangers and futility of arming our children with obsolete and outdated weapons of war which will not help them to navigate...
The rise of farmer-herder conflict in Africa is more pernicious than fatality figures alone, however, since it is often amplified by the emotionally potent issues of ethnicity, religion, culture, and land. Militant Islamist groups in central Mali and...
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