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Building strong, effective school teams

I just cannot resist the temptation of prefacing the subject of building strong and effective school teams with a story telling.

The setting was the University of Botswana in the 1990s. Perhaps due to the passage of time, I just have no recollection of the exact academic year it was.

The Student Representative Council (SRC) convened a general assembly of students to moot the idea of boycotting intervarsity games. Several factors were advanced as to why everyone should rally behind the call to boycott the games.

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Mob justice isn't just

A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...

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