Operation Spider’s Web can be considered a watershed moment in the Russia–Ukraine war, but cannot be understood as a watershed alone without comparing it with other recent events such as Israel’s Pager attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and...
Navigating an aeroplane during take-off requires extra caution and meticulous handling. The same caution is applied when landing. And so are the first 12 months of school principalship.A new school principal, if not careful, can ruin their career in...
This funeral just happened to be at a small village on the peripheries of the city where people behave and act like city-dwellers. At any funeral, the fiercest battles are fought not with words... but with chairs. There was a VIP seating and ordinary...
There’s something special about being trusted to feed people, especially on the days that matter most. This particular celebration was hosted at Perfectionate Aesthetic Spa, a familiar space where I also hold my Table Talks, a place that’s as...
It is a massive opportunity for a country that is seen as a rising athletics giant after churning out authentic global talent, including Amantle Montsho, Nijel Amos, Isaac Makwala, and top of the pile, Letsile Tebogo. Without a doubt, Botswana's...
This diversion adds approximately 10 to 15 days to delivery schedules and raises transportation costs by 30 to 40%. The repercussions of this logistical shift ripple across the global economy, from delayed deliveries and increased fuel consumption to...
These words aptly and succinctly capture the essence of teaching. If God is love, then teaching is perhaps the only profession that can claim to be a divinely inspired profession, because teaching is love. Essentially, teaching was synonymous with...
Spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’—but with bugs and all sorts of insects. Trees also remember they have leaves and start shedding them like it’s a leafy strip show. Birds also believe they are Charma Gal and start...
Fast. And just like that, Bull Brand came through for me again. I reached into the pantry and pulled out one of the favourite flavours from the Bull Brand Mince Meal range: the Curry Mince.Let me tell you, this little tin is packed with flavour and...
The previous Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) regime tried in vain to revive school sport, which came to a screeching halt in 2019. Several attempts were made to breathe life into a project whose significance and importance on the sports calendar...
Yes, Canada: where winter isn’t a season, it’s a full-time occupation, and where temperatures drop so low that birds, clearly wiser than many of us, migrate to sun-soaked lands where t-shirts, shorts, and iced drinks make far more sense. You...
Diplomacy, though often slow and imperfect, remains the most effective and sustainable avenue for de-escalation and resolution. By prioritising dialogue, mutual concessions, and international cooperation, the global community can chart a course...
Teachers can only gauge the strength of their teaching prowess if students give them immediate, honest and genuine feedback. Students are the very centre of the instructional process, and what they say and do in the classroom and as soon as they step...
The country is clinging to life by a single, frayed thread. During this time there will be a lot of speeches on TV and radio by ministers trying to assure people that though the tide is against the country they are busy rowing. Given the cost of...
This on the basis that the Premier League organ cannot entirely divorce itself from the mother body. However, there were certain decisions that the organ could initiate without the full involvement of the BFA, that's how I at least, understood...
I haven’t eaten it since childhood, but I remember that’s how simple mom kept it and we enjoyed it.Now, with school holidays fast approaching and two rapidly growing boys at home (aged 13 and nine), I’ve been on a mission: to identify simple,...
In the financial sector it is mandatory to know the financial character of clients and their various streams of revenue primarily for purposes of fighting the scourge of financial money laundering.In other work environments it is equally important to...
The SADC region is facing challenges of insurgency in Mozambique and the recent Eswatini uprisings. The Great lakes region especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo is another conflict prone region, Alshabaab terror group is a security nightmare...
Schools have over the years developed a negative perception towards external oversight. This is a challenge that educators responsible for oversight should address urgently.There is an urgent need for external oversight and school managers to find...
This convergence of violence and visibility is where the term “the oxygen of publicity,” coined by playwright Arthur Miller, becomes relevant.Miller’s phrase refers to the idea that publicity is the lifeblood of those seeking to make their...
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