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Zebras at 149 and may be pragmatism is the answer

Zebras at 149 might sound like some celebration of some sort, but no, it’s not. The FIFA rankings have the Zebras at number 149 out of 211 countries.

This is just 16 spots off their worst ever position of 165 recorded way back in 1999. The Zebras suffered another loss on Friday, going down 2-0 to Equatorial Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

This means the national team has gone eight matches without a victory, which should be a worrying statistic for coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote. Mpote will be asking for an immediate response from his boys when they host Equatorial Guinea in the reverse fixture at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium tomorrow.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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