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...
These conditions tend to be chronic, asymptomatic in early stages and multifactorial in causation involving an interplay of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.The main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases as recognized...
At the end of May, doomsayers were within their rights to predict a bleak future for Popa outside their ‘Mr Moneybag’, Jagdish Shah.But the club has shown sheer will and determination to succeed amid a difficult operating environment for most...
The other day the nation listened with great care and attention as the President delivered his mind set vision.His message is subject to various interpretations but my little understanding of the gist of his vision is that ancient approaches will not...
There is no more critical variable than governance, for it is governance that determines whether there are durable links between the State and the society it purports to govern.The nature of governance is central because it determines whether the...
The relative brevity of the warmest season ensured that all Canadians far and wide extracted the most from the warm pleasure inducing sunshine. A gentle breeze serenaded the chlorophyll infused leaves as they swayed uninhibited in their energetic...
Very specific classic Indian spices are used and it makes it seem as though there is a standard or generic filling. That’s not where my uneasiness lies. It’s in the symmetry of the final product that I always get a bit panicked.The perfect...
For instance you can send a letter to someone in Timbuktu that they can receive instantly in real time. No grumpy, tired mailmen who sometimes don’t turn up for work but instead the sick note always shows up.Sick notes are not known to deliver mail...
Hamlet had been looking for such a glorious moment to avenge his father’s death and this was the gilt-edged opportunity he had long been waiting for. But Hamlet hesitates, if he kills Claudius in his moment of prayer, it will be useless.Why?...
Rather than accepting identity conflict as an inevitable feature of Africa’s highly diverse ethnic landscape, a number of preventative policy interventions can be pursued.This piece shall attempt to analyse key areas that can go a long way in...
Beginning on an optimistic note, one must state with confidence that these challenges, however stubborn though they may look, cannot overwhelm the moral courage and will of a determined people. This means the power to remedy the situation and bring...
But that is a debate for the latter part of today’s column. For the uninitiated, the BFA recently sent a reminder to clubs that they should not sign foreign players with less than three national team caps. Those caps can be earned from any age...
This is a big question motivated by the compelling demands of the 21st century world order. Hitherto, schools are synonymous with examinations and it is inconceivable to think of the world of schools without examinations.The life of a school...
This piece challenges that notion arguing that a re-diagnosis of the underlying drivers to ethnic violence can lead to more effective and sustainable responses. There is a general perception that Africa is trapped in a never-ending cycle of ethnic...
There is porridge, then there is soft pap, then medium (nna ke wela ha) then there's the hard type that almost seems to break up when attended to. I might have mentioned it before in passing.I think in the house we all like soft pap while Shalom...
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