Men are either not properly scrubbed, laugh too loud or eat with their mouths open. Women have so many things that they feel men need a software update for. From the wardrobe disaster of owning three shirts (one for weddings, one for funerals and one...
In most parts of the world, it’s a gradual awakening, a transition from winter.But here in our beloved Bdub, ‘innit, we all know : Spring just springs, often with a pop-up store, and before you can even properly adjust, it’s already a...
However, indications are that he is more of a 200m specialist, and results are there to back him up as his only gold at either the Olympics or the World Championships came through the half-lap.Since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Budapest World...
With UN leadership commemorating eight decades of multilateralism with a gathering on “the path ahead for a more inclusive and responsive multilateral system”, the institution finds itself mired in a profound crisis of credibility, funding and...
In the recent past, the COVID-19 pandemic came and went, but taught us invaluable lessons.One of them is the need to diversify approaches to teaching and learning. The big question is whether there is anything we learnt from the pandemic. It seems...
This is a tribute to both national pride and sporting excellence and features Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist. On the flipside is the 4 x 400m men’s team that won silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics. So what this means is that for a...
It is a question whose answer is not cast in stone. It resides more in the realm of social science than pure science. It is not 1+ 1 = 2; it is rather contextual.The point of departure can be drawn from the government's recent decision to issue a...
The Senegambia region of the African continent witnessed the forced mass displacement of a considerable portion of the African population in the hope of serving European interests. Transported in inhumane conditions, they were coerced into working on...
A school in a state of inertia emphasises the problems bedevilling the teaching profession while downplaying the efficacy of the teaching profession in problem-solving and the cultivation of positive attitudes among students. The right attitude...
You could be writing a column on football and some distressed reader would ask you about how to rear fantail pigeons with. You could be an agony aunt and you would get letters from readers wanting to know your opinion regarding the strife in Gaza....
Imagine a bubbling pot filled with deep flavour, fluffy, airy dumplings steaming inside it. This meal is more than dinner; it’s a moment, a pause in the day that invites you to breathe and just be. You know that feeling when you walk over to your...
ATI might have been on the other side of the fence, but arts and sports are inter-related and some of the issues in either of the two are cross-cutting.There are countless takeaways in the midst of a sombre incident and the nation can pick vital...
Anticipation sharpens it: the crowd swelling with tension, the air thick with the possibility of triumph or heartbreak. In that charged moment, each racing heartbeat oxygen for the soul.Discovery and even rivalry, sporting or otherwise, nourish...
The aviation industry has undertaken a massive digital transformation in the last two decades to enhance operational effectiveness and the experience of travelers.Thales’ 2025 report revealed a drastic 600% increase in digital attacks at the global...
The closure of a school may appear drastic and harsh. But when seen in the context of securing fundamental and inalienable rights of children to education, it is a fair and just intervention.Schools are established to make a positive impact on the...
SMMEs are the present, the past. I believe the first business ever was an SMME, and the last business in operation on Judgment Day would also be an SMME. SMMEs do not have the time to spend deciphering government forms written in ancient bureaucratic...
The GU women's team are the newly minted regional champions, completing a hugely successful year for the club after the men's side took domestic honours in the FNB Premiership.The female Reds are without competition locally as they cruised to...
Only half-hearted attempts were made to assist learners with special needs to access education. Such learners were underserved as the schools lacked the technical expertise and physical resources needed to meet their peculiar learning needs....
connections. These nations are exchanging military hardware, aligning their diplomatic strategies, engaging in combined military drills, and offering mutual support in international forums. Such developments, particularly amid the prolonged Ukraine...
The cobwebs dissolved into nothingness. Relief washed over me, yet panic lingered, refusing exile. Slowly, the cogs in my mind resumed their grinding, and I realised: these cobwebs were no more than my exhausted brain struggling to wake up.Fifteen...
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