Makwala was the first in as he sought to give Botswana's 4x400m relay team a perfect start. However, it didn’t work well as a tiring Makwala faded towards the finish line after a decent run up to the last bend. The reverse gear appeared to kick...
Mongae tells us that the militarisation of borders in conflict-ridden African regions emerges as a response to heightened security concerns, aiming to safeguard national interests, uphold territorial integrity, and regulate the movement of people and...
If a school desires to achieve an upward academic movement, it should start with getting things right in the halls of instruction. Getting into the right gear of best classroom instructional practices is not necessarily a gift from God, rather...
I like to take it as giving description to the actual ease of making pie because it is actually quite simple. In our household, we each have our favourite type of pie. I’m a peri-peri girl, first born enjoys chilli Russian and the last born...
Both are respiratory illnesses but are caused by different viruses. Understanding these differences, along with effective precautionary measures, can help keep children healthy during the chilly season.Cold vs flu: What's the difference?The...
This was an answer to the call to local governments to come up with new avenues of revenue collection. So the smart Gaborone City (GC) civic leaders decided that dogs should pay tax.They beat a hasty retreat when GC residents picketed against this....
You do not have to look further than Sankoyo Bush Bucks and teams from the Kgalagadi region that participate in the First Division South.A team like Desert Nxau spends most of the time on the road and at the end of the day, the travels evidently take...
I was transported back to the enchantment of childhood winters, where each exhaled breath became a captivating display, resembling wisps of smoke in the chilly air.Innocently, my cousins and I mimicked the act of smoking, unaware of the grave health...
What perhaps may be a matter of dispute and contention could be the identity of appropriate areas deserving transformation and much more importantly determining the magnitude , scale and the speed that should characterise the desired transformative...
Proxy wars, a timeless fixture of geopolitics, have returned amid escalating strategic rivalries.Major powers, avoiding direct confrontation, manipulate third-party forces to advance their agendas in destabilised regions like Yemen, Syria, and...
While the flu might seem like a minor nuisance to some, it poses a significant health threat, particularly to the elderly, young children, and those with weakened immune systems. The simplest, most effective way to protect yourself and your loved...
While this would seem a low-level ambition it was a reality which most of us aspired for.I told this to my kids the other day and they tongue-in-cheek told me such ambitions should be buried deep in the archives of regrettable aspirations. But they...
I met my former husband about five years prior our wedding and marriage life. He was and is still a loving and compassionate man I have ever met.It is unfortunate that he worked a blue collar job and he I obviously not earning so much money. At the...
It was a fairly good advert for local football with a carnival atmosphere enveloping the National Stadium on a bright sunny afternoon.The football could have been better as Gaborone United sat back for the bulk of the 90 minutes while Township...
It is a nice way to achieve this. Soups are not only healthy, but a lot of times they can be made with simple ingredients you already have.When you do go out and buy ingredients, they can go a long way, especially lentils. I love lentils because they...
Steadfast and hardy trees mixed with colours of gold and green framed the horizon, while grassy plains stretched endlessly interrupting the rolling hills.For the primitive mind, the sight was both overwhelming and intoxicating.Thoughts raced as the...
A school is founded on the premise that no student is useless or unteachable and that if sufficiently taught and challenged, all students can attain the desired academic proficiency and prosperity.Consequently, no school worth its salt can afford the...
The head of the French diplomatic mission is also France’s Special Representative to the SADC.In March 2019, Botswana opened a fully functioning embassy in Paris (France was previously covered from Brussels) symbolising the strength of the ties...
The BAA, as the custodian of athletics in the country, has a responsibility to regulate an industry that can easily attract conmen and con-women. While others see a genuine potential to contribute to athletics development, others are sadly wolves in...
We have been using the Hinds Medium Curry for a few weeks and honestly there’s a distinct warmth in flavour one can’t help but notice.Hinds Spices Range of Curry Powders offer a variety of heat levels. You too will be able to choose between their...
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