On International Nurses Day, we tip our hats to these compassionate warriors who wield thermometers like swords and bandages like shields. They are the vigilant sentinels at the gates of recovery, the ones who listen to our grumbles with saintly...
Some positions, especially those sitting at the top of the organisational structure, are general in nature and scope making it difficult for the uninitiated to determine with accuracy the duties the holder of the position is expected to carry out...
As with any international institution, which draws its legitimacy from nation states and the like, its detractors are many, the invective against it frequent. Some 124 countries have signed the Rome Charter of 1998 that gives the body its authority...
Yet, its elusive nature often leads to the realisation that perfection’s true beauty lies in its absence; the imperfections are what make a work unique and human. By what standard could perfection be judged? Could it be the sun’s radiant sphere,...
These fissures can vary in depth, from shallow to deep cracks, and typically run along the length of the tongue. While the exact cause of fissured tongue is unknown, it is a relatively common condition affecting around 5% of the population.Here's...
Back then they’d measure your height and bunch you together with boys of a similar height. I was actually very short – which means I was vertically challenged in modern politically-correct parlance – and I was usually bunched with boys 3 years...
I deliberately picked the two as in terms of rank at the secretariat and the board respectively, they are the top dogs. While I am dead sure that the two have been to the National Stadium of late, what I am not certain about is if they have used the...
Yet, amidst these concerns lies a fundamental truth: World War III is not a distant spectre, but a grim reality unfolding before our very eyes. It’s not a traditional clash of empires or armies marching across continents. Gone are the days of...
The overarching goals of any system of education especially in poverty stricken and underdeveloped jurisdictions are rolling back the frontiers of poverty and also to paraphrase President Herbert Hoover to ensure a roof above every head, a chicken in...
I have four children with her and we have been living together for the past 28 years. I have never got to meet all her children from her previous marriage and I learnt that they are also four in total. I only know her third born child since she has...
Winter is synonymous with beans, warm clothing, indoors, defaulting on gym subscriptions and fatter people. Let me make a disclaimer here that fatter people refers to men and in the case of women let us just say they get big-boned or fuller-figured....
With her blessing, I took to the drawing board to come up with an appetiser, which would impress their guests. With a number of cooks in the kitchen and quite a big menu, our main focus was a lesson on appetisers as well as assisting where needed...
Makwala was the first in as he sought to give Botswana's 4x400m relay team a perfect start. However, it didn’t work well as a tiring Makwala faded towards the finish line after a decent run up to the last bend. The reverse gear appeared to kick...
Mongae tells us that the militarisation of borders in conflict-ridden African regions emerges as a response to heightened security concerns, aiming to safeguard national interests, uphold territorial integrity, and regulate the movement of people and...
If a school desires to achieve an upward academic movement, it should start with getting things right in the halls of instruction. Getting into the right gear of best classroom instructional practices is not necessarily a gift from God, rather...
I like to take it as giving description to the actual ease of making pie because it is actually quite simple. In our household, we each have our favourite type of pie. I’m a peri-peri girl, first born enjoys chilli Russian and the last born...
Both are respiratory illnesses but are caused by different viruses. Understanding these differences, along with effective precautionary measures, can help keep children healthy during the chilly season.Cold vs flu: What's the difference?The...
This was an answer to the call to local governments to come up with new avenues of revenue collection. So the smart Gaborone City (GC) civic leaders decided that dogs should pay tax.They beat a hasty retreat when GC residents picketed against this....
You do not have to look further than Sankoyo Bush Bucks and teams from the Kgalagadi region that participate in the First Division South.A team like Desert Nxau spends most of the time on the road and at the end of the day, the travels evidently take...
I was transported back to the enchantment of childhood winters, where each exhaled breath became a captivating display, resembling wisps of smoke in the chilly air.Innocently, my cousins and I mimicked the act of smoking, unaware of the grave health...
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