TONOTA: At independence in 1966, educational facilities in Botswana were minimal with less than two percent of the population having completed primary school. And only a few thousand pupils were attending secondary schools, which were largely run...
According to a press release from the organisation, the continued risk of bringing thousands of people together in cities around the world prompted the organisation to opt for a virtual platform for the second consecutive year. However, the move has...
Mmegi also kicked the Kalahari heavy soils walking in motion of a survey which was looking at: “Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to child welfare (Under 5 Immunization, Child Growth monitoring and Child Abuse).” In this endeavour,...
Seretse Khama was born on July 1, 1921 at Serowe in what was then the Bangwato Tribal Reserve of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. He was the son and heir of Sekgoma Khama and Tebogo (nee Kebailele). In 1923, his father succeeded his grandfather as the...
As we pass by the monument when going about our daily routines, a few of us stop to think how special and unique he was, what ideals he represented and fought for and how privileged and lucky we were as a nation to have him at the helm of government...
Popularly known as Mme Mmaditsapelo, Mme Boijane was born and raised in Tonota. Her education started at her home village, Tonota, in 1932. Her primary education teachers were Rre Bothasitse Masedi, Rre Rakesoketswe Tshipa, and Rre Lekula Mmolawa,...
Yet often they have been incapable of grasping the essence of being a father. By two reliable and easily accessible sources of general philosophy, Daily Nous and Leiter Reports, over 12 of these famous and influential sages – from Plato to Thomas...
Unlike Mother’s Day, which is universally celebrated and used as an opportunity to hail mothers for their role in building children, families and society, Father’s Day, especially on social media, usually turns into a ‘deadbeat dad bashing...
My daily struggle with debilitating pain has my mind messed up that I want to go into all joints of my body, suck out every frozen cracked fluid and breath back in fresh new fluids. Imagine a home where there is a constant battle, the husband and...
Back at university, Mogae won over the students admiration when he refused to have the National Development Bank (NDB) write off loans for farmers. One of the farmers whose loan was not written off was former President Sir Ketumile Masire. He was...
The 30-year-old was born and raised in Selebi-Phikwe. She is currently working as an English teacher in Liaoning City, China, shining a light on the career possibilities for other local graduates available around the world. Kegane holds a...
Our people are the most important resource we have. In the next 15 years, 450 million young Africans will be looking to either find or create a job for themselves. Will they be able to build a career in one of the emerging sectors? Will they have the...
The blockade violates the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, hinder the normal development of international relations and seriously harm the legitimate interests of many States, institutions and individuals...
During the campaigns leading to the general elections, we were involved in some sort of propaganda against each other. When the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) accused me of coming from Gaborone, I would respond by saying Modubule was my...
I never set out to be a politician. My desire had always been to be a judicial officer but the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) dealt that a terrible blow. I together with Advocate Sidney Pilane and others were interviewed for the job but we never...
But Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong isn’t getting as much help as he would like from the international community – or even from all African governments. “We are seeing vaccine nationalism, explicitly and implicitly,” the International...
Botsalo Nsunge, whose story is one of rags to riches was also the Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) former councillor for Lotsane Ward in Palapye. He was a man of humble origins, who achieved greatness but never wanted to be associated with it. A...
He moved between several English towns as he grew up. He went to secondary school in Devon, where he was a fine cricketer. After doing his UK national service, he studied history at Cambridge, where he developed a lifetime interest in buildings and...
A landlocked country like Botswana strives to use its geographic location as a transport and logistics hub to leverage growing regional trade and expand its portfolio as a land-linked pathway to the southern African market. This will require massive...
He had two points of contact with Maru-a-Pula (MaP): his son, Alex, did A levels here in 2009 and in 1969 Sandy Grant waged a vigorous and principled battle to stop MaP from being set up. Maybe those two actions appear contradictory: the fact is that...
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