Here are some key areas requiring swift and immediate attention. The first port of call is to create an enabling environment in which teachers and students can thrive. The role of governance in the overall health of schools and acceleration...
Commandeered by a brutal worldwide code of moral brittleness that sees nothing untoward with irrevocably obliterating one’s rampart of respectability to score hideous points.A repressive, exploitative and combative infrastructure that is undeniably...
It is this mystic moment that transforms the inner workings of the human body. From one of survival in the global jungle to one in pursuit of a more hedonistic nature. Earth's tilt axis is 23.5 degrees and it is this lean of our blue and green...
Either way, since going out on a whim and trying out this recipe, we love these for lunch and dinnertime. The ease of putting them together is a big part of the appeal. Store-bought taco shells may be convenient, but they can’t compete with the...
It was also an attempt to prove that local companies can actually help government’s effort to keep kids off the streets and I was the guinea pig. My dad was pro-establishment and he would have heard and heeded the call more than most citizens. One...
Dear Anonymous There is a plethora explanation as to why some men commit femicide suicide which is popularly known as passion killings in Botswana. This article will touch on some of the motivations behind certain men killing their partners in love...
It is determined by the amount of blood pumped by your heart and the resistance in your blood vessels. Every time you visit your doctor, blood pressure will be measured on your upper arm using a special machine that gives a set of numbers like...
The war has raged on since and the guns are still not silent. On Thursday April 21, the media was awash with news that former Botswana President, Ian Khama and three other high profile figures were facing charges related to illegal possession of...
It is a school where cultural preservation is everything and cannot be traded for anything. Commitment to a certain way of life is pursued at all costs, including sacrificing the goal of achieving improved learning outcomes.Writing on the subject of...
In a desperate effort to boost his reputation, McCarthy resorted to spinning mischievous subterfuge. He made the humiliating and politically suicidal mistake of picking a fight with an institution that thrives on drawing out the pugilistic instincts...
It allows you to see the humour in almost everything. Given the current state of the world, surely this is a valuable talent. As I relate my story, I won’t go back to the genesis of time since there is some contention on how we came to be. If...
These bones increase the strength of the vibrations and pass them to the cochlea, a snail-shaped structure filled with fluid, in the inner ear. The cochlea is filled with fluid and contains tiny hair cells. The vibrations from the bones cause the...
In the history of strike action, no bus and taxi operators have ever had any strike without elements of violence. In fact, they don’t even need strikes to get violent. Their work place is usually an unorthodox blend of madness and strife. Sometimes...
DEAR ANONYMOUSLife is generally divided into six areas; emotional, social, financial, intellectual, physical and spiritual. When parties are compatible or almost in all these six areas the relationship stands a greater chance of success even if the...
A number of local cell phone shops, tend to set their own terms when issuing out warranties on purchased cell phones without having regard to what the Law prescribes, as provided for in the Consumer Protection Act of 2018. These varied terms would...
It just didn’t quite do it for me. I couldn’t stand it with what seemed like salty water in a cup with slightly hydrated once dried vegetables. Ne go sa wele. Ha ke setse ke le motona, I slowly became able to appreciate that food is a beautiful...
The code has proved to be the undoubted goose that lays the golden egg and a trusted conveyor belt of endless talent. The latest wonderkid is Letsile Tebogo who recently broke the world 100m Under-20 record. But is Botswana ready to make the next...
One of his songs that I find easy to naturally connect with is titled “Man in the mirror.” Part of the lyrics go, “I’m starting with the man in the mirror, I’m asking him to change his ways, and no message could’ve been any clearer...Take...
Fatigue or compliance is when a system goes on as usual when past experience has shown that it won’t work.This is a case of flogging a dead horse. If our schools are to serve students better, there is need to draw lessons from experience and borrow...
This never ending war began 200,000 to 300,000 years ago as Homo sapiens began populating earth and it still rages on today. Eight billion people are enveloped in this conflict everyday, a war against ourselves. Humankind’s greatest ally and...
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