This year, sport expects to receive P160 million, a similar amount that the sport's mother body, the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC), got in 2024. The budget, which has been around P100 million per year since 2018, only registering a...
Disease outbreaks spread very fast when medical facilities of the country are destroyed, and displaced communities struggle with non-existent access to clean water and sanitation. Without proper healthcare infrastructure, even treatable diseases...
Almost invariably, all private English Medium schools are synonymous with academic excellence. Take for example, Maruapula School. I have known and heard about the school since childhood as a top brand, rendering effective teaching and learning...
This is the unambiguous statement sent by the Botswana Football League Disciplinary Committee through a ruling handed down to Security Systems coach, David Botlhasitse, last week. The BFL prosecutor, Makungekwa Maswabi set the ball rolling by...
As I gazed at the darkening sky, I reassured myself tomorrow, the reserves would be restored, and I’d be ready to press forward once more. After an exhausting day at the University of Western Ontario’s dental clinic and an intense gym session, my...
On February 16, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Youssouf emerged the winner of the keenly contested election, defeating Kenya’s former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, and Madagascar’s former Foreign Minister, Richard Randriamato. It, therefore,...
Accomplishment of organisational goals takes hard work, good planning and execution. The education system is facing a very big elephant in the room, a stubborn culture of underachievement. A continuing culture of academic under achievement calls into...
I am a functional teetotaler, which means I lead a perfectly normal life without relying on alcohol. Being a teetotaler means I have mastered the art of saying ‘no’ to the ever-tempting siren song of cocktails and beers. While many are debating...
Our hosts, the Haangala-Wood family, have a passion for family, love and all things food through their creative cuisine expression platform; Wood Kitchen. This made meeting up in the couple’s kitchen light, relatable and fun, as we then proceeded...
In fact, sport played the role of bridesmaid to arts as the sector was only mentioned as a 'meanwhile.' Gaolathe's speech contained hardly 100 words about sport. Should the sector be worried or it was just an oversight from the minister?...
It’s a realm where curiosity pulses in the air a place that embodies The Cure’s raw understanding of our primal need to explore the unknown.Whether drawn by shadows or the heavens, fascination becomes an affliction, propelling us toward love,...
There should be continuing movement towards achieving greater success. What should be borne in mind is that a school is synonymous with hope and that its purpose is to discharge more and improved teaching and learning experiences. Failing students,...
The Congo River Alliance (AFC), officially established in December 2023 under the leadership of Corneille Nangaa, marks a troubling evolution in the DRC’s conflict.This heterogeneous coalition unites the March 23 Movement (M23), widely regarded as...
It is a fight that has swung this way and that way with very little intervention from the body that is supposed to play the role of a mother. The Botswana National Sport Commission has proved that it is a big bulldog without teeth. The enduring fight...
This applies equally to those organisations seemingly doing well but desiring to gain some competitive edge to outsmart rivals. One way through which an organisation can overcome hurdles and achieve goals is to recruit the right people. The question...
In fact, electoral violence is on the rise in Africa, despite more than 20 years of adopting democratic governance, democratic indicators are relatively unchanged over the course of 20 years; and electoral violence has a detrimental effect on...
Yet beneath its mathematical precision was something rare: genuine warmth. Perfection often carries a sterile chill, but this smile radiated a glow as comforting as my African sun. Thousands of kilometres from home, I should have felt like a...
Granted, it is an ill-fitting wig and so this advice should be taken with a large dose of PG. For quite a while I didn’t have the testicular fortitude to wade into this territory because my competence on the subject is akin to trying to build a...
They feel due process was not followed and in principle they are not against Ramoreboli's choice. However, judging by reactions from fans across social media platforms, the coaches' grievance was ill-conceived. As an association, they have...
Humanity, much like children on a playground, thrives on conflict and spirited debate an enigma science has yet to fully explain. Once DNA miraculously formed, the miracle of life began its slow but unstoppable momentum.By the time sequenced base...
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