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Are we raising little devils?

Each successive generation has tended to believe it operated in the most efficient manner possible. However, one cannot help but wonder how we functioned efficiently prior to The Internet of Things! The Internet has certainly revolutionised the media space.

All people whose marbles are intact would unflinchingly speak favourably of the phenomenal benefits of the Internet. Alongside the benefits are many downsides, which parents must pay attention to.

Though somewhat hard to swallow, the truth is, the availability and affordability of the Internet driven technological gadgets has resulted in a blooming and sedentary net-generation of children. I would say, if our tech-savvy children’s dexterity in effortlessly surfing the net and devouring its content were possessed of speed, light, the fastest known object in the universe, would surely lag far behind. I was born in the late 1960s in Molepolole. I first laid my eyes on a TV set in South Africa in the late 1970s.

Editor's Comment
BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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