While Gaborone United is far from its 'sell-by date', the club turned to the buy one, get one free sales promotion in a bid to lure fans to the National Stadium for their CAF Confederations Cup tie against Madagascar side, ELGECO PLUS on...
The one limiting factor which also amounts to self-censorship is fear. Fear of the unknown is the number one enemy of progress and innovation.To be bring about a profound impact , school principals should avoid like plague any thought harbouring any...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has also invited leaders of 67 countries to the summit, including 53 other African countries. The origins of the BRICS can be traced to 2006, when the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, and China met...
There's a special kind of magic that takes place when I sit down to watch stand-up comedy. It's a journey that transcends the ordinary, a portal into a world where laughter reigns supreme and the weight of the world momentarily fades away.As...
Bringing this closer to home, the government launched the Poverty Eradication Programme in 2011 with a mandate to empower citizens through sustainable income generation and employment initiatives.The programme featured initiatives such as backyard...
Work? Usually such grand and strange ideas don’t always work. The whole purpose of legislation is to come up with something that will satiate the masses but it doesn’t necessarily have to work.So the idea is that a politician or a Minister could...
If kidney disease worsens, wastes can build to high levels in your blood and make you feel sick. You may develop complications like:high blood pressure anemia (low blood count) weak bones poor nutritional health nerve damage Kidney disease also...
However, given an opportunity to show his undoubted commitment to gender equality and equity, the Minister decided to go for an all male list in picking the Minister's Award recipients.Tebogo Letsile joined departed heroes, Major David Bright,...
Today it seems the world has become too sophisticated and complex for the present education.It seems we do not realise the dangers and futility of arming our children with obsolete and outdated weapons of war which will not help them to navigate...
The rise of farmer-herder conflict in Africa is more pernicious than fatality figures alone, however, since it is often amplified by the emotionally potent issues of ethnicity, religion, culture, and land. Militant Islamist groups in central Mali and...
The news spread like wildfire, leading to widespread concern, confusion, and criticism. But is there really cause for alarm, or is this just another false alarm that will fade away like smoke?Let’s delve into the heart of the matter and untangle...
I will not lie, it has been a bitter- sweet relationship, which at first I thought it is a normal thing for any relationship to experience. For the past months the complexion of the normal I am familiar with, changed and became so toxic and dangerous...
From athletes diving over finish lines to athletes winning races and promptly having their gender being called into question. From athletes smoking devil’s lettuce on the eve of a premier athletics meet to athletes to officials ‘eating’...
It is easy to substitute ingredients and achieve equally desirable results. Baking, on the other hand, requires exact tools which will ensure measurements are precise to ensure bakes don't stick, burn or simply to bake evenly.We came across a One...
CAF inspectors were in the country from last week Thursday to get a first hand feel of what Botswana has to offer compared to what the other rivals have. Briefing the media midweek, bid committee chairperson, Ashford Mamelodi expressed his confidence...
The recent rise in coups in the continent is a reflection of a declining regional and international willingness to enforce anti-coup norms.It was between 1960 and 2000 when coup d’états were prominent as demonstrated by 82 successful coups...
The truth of the matter is that the system of education had coexisted peacefully with the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU), the oldest among the existing crop of teacher trade union movements. This is not to suggest that it was a problem free...
As the lift doors glided open, I exchanged a weary glance with my roommate, Dave, both of us bearing the weight of an eventful day—a typical occurrence in the lives of dental students.Upon entering our apartment, I carefully stowed away our...
Yes fine, I love the long nights and short days, cuddling up in a mooi mooi is a guilty pleasure. Soups and hearty dinawa dishes taste a lot more suitable and enjoyable. Scones or rusks with a piping hot cup of Laarger tea are perfect at any time of...
Around mid-next year we voters should be fine and just like the Stella in the novel our groove will be back. Our stock should rise and nudge blue-chip level. We were served a trailer in recent by-elections. To those still stuck in the pre-millennial...