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The insurgency in northern Mozambique should have taught Southern Africa the obvious lesson that it’s safer, cheaper and more effective to resolve conflicts before they explode. Having largely neglected Cabo Delgado crisis for several years, the...

Introduction The global community is in a crisis, struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 2021, a total of four million people worldwide have succumbed to COVID-19, leaving many orphaned or struggling with (post-)COVID-19...

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,...

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...

2.  Members of the public, stakeholders,  and indeed BOPEU members are advised to remain calm and dismiss such reports as malicious and indeed intentionally mischievous. 3.For the record BOPEU would like to state that the matter before Justice...

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,...

New PAYE Tables The exemption threshold for PAYE will increase and reduce PAYE or Personal Income Tax for all individuals. Previously, individuals earning P3 000 per month were not required to pay tax but with the new law, this threshold shall...

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 legally recognized leadership comes at a time when the union is left with a few months before congress. Admittedly, the union structures have collapsed hence the need to resuscitate them to ensure that the congress is held as per the dictates of...

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...

PARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we can no longer treat seemingly faraway crises as distant problems. What happens anywhere can affect people everywhere. That is why addressing the impact and legacy of the pandemic in Africa is so...

This year, UNICEF is urging national governments and businesses to provide greater investment and greater access to scale up tailored, holistic and community-based parenting programmes and services to support parents' and caregivers' mental health,...

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...