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How we as a community came to accept that someone can commit murder in the name of passionately loving the other just baffles me. The most recent incident I read was when a lady murdered her boyfriend who was seeking separation. I am sure so many...

It is a necessary devil that would ultimately bring out smiles on the faces of every citizen, akin to the labour pains that bring about happy moments in every human being. The envisaged education sector strategy will mark the difference between...

If we are to get stuck to a system without due regard for a changing society, it will be akin to climbing a mango tree in search for oranges. That would be a good recipe for stagnation and lack of growth.  Education is the tool that helps...

The many times that I have passed through the spaghetted city, I have spoiled myself by having traditional foods like groundnuts and ‘Phane’ and efficient transportation system at the bus rank, giving me reason to always plan my journeys...

This makes education the common denominator for all existing developments regardless of demographic factors. Keeping up with the modern trends in the educational systems is not an option. As a matter of fact, the opposite will have devastating long...

I have played chess for a larger part of my life and the society has now come to define me by it. I believe that my experience with the game offers me an opportunity to make meaningful contributions regarding its positives, since I hardly see how the...

The results of these realities facing our education system and indeed our beloved country are to a larger extent damming economic liberation of our citizens. Unemployment standing at 17.6% can largely be credited to the realities stated above. The...

I am yet to hear sweeter news than what is currently trending in education circles about the incoming Botswana Teaching Council (BOTECO). This is one exciting development proving hard to believe. A BOTECO draft bill presented to stakeholders in...

Creativity is necessary for economic and social progress. It serves as the most aggressive marketing tool in modern times. Despite this necessity, there is still lack of creativity in society. Seventy percent of the cost of a product is determined by...

This scenario is not so good but very much redeemable. What turnaround strategy should be applied to get us back to the glory days? Some opinions point to schoolheads and other members of school management including head of houses (HoH) as game...

The duo are birds of the same plume who perambulate in close proximity. The world has become one global village because of communicating information through technology worldwide. All information including that which used to be for the privilege of a...

The former goes beyond just ensuring cleanliness of the classroom environment and attendance of class members. In addition to the already mentioned a class tutor does the following: Manage general academic performance of every student. The tutor has...