That’s not just a skills gap—it’s a performance cliff. Innovation without education is like handing someone a spaceship and hoping they figure out the controls mid-flight. One manager once chilling said ‘half my team still thinks “the...
Several positions are up for grabs but obviously the one that has attracted the most attention is that of president.Three candidates, Ookeditse Malesu, Tshepo Sitale and Yarona Sharp think they have what it takes to drive the local Olympic...
As the day drifts onward, does some cosmic hand ease the dimmer switch, casting a gentle glow to soothe our frayed, city-worn nerves? And as the light slowly ebbs, the world’s volume seems to hush itself.Coincidence, or calibration? Perhaps...
Education is the most sought-after commodity. Yet it is not cheap. Children of privilege and those from underprivileged backgrounds equally need it. It could be argued that the less privileged children need it more.Yet these are the very children who...
In this sense, the contemporary global order is not merely in transition; it is tilting into a zone of turbulence where regional wars, great power rivalries, and unprecedented alliances intertwine to shape an uncertain future. The war in Ukraine,...
You know, those ladies that seemed to have lost their way en route to a nightclub. Usually the Agneses are there for the hot dogs and to see perfectly-toned bodies of players when they take off their tops after scoring a goal. The famous hotdogs from...
The post match conference ritual at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium degenerated into a feisty exchange between journalist, Shingirai Madondo and Morena Ramoreboli over what had appeared a decent attempt to get the coach's view on his future with...
Trees trade their bright greens for muted golds and rusts, and the air carries a new edge that hints at what’s coming. The hum of insects fades, the evenings arrive earlier, and gardens quietly surrender their last bursts of colour. There’s a...
They wonder why the culture of underachievement persists in spite of the presence of strategy. If it exists, then questions could be raised about the efficacy, relevance, and validity of the strategy. Ordinarily, signs of the existence of a strategy...
Most mums are very good parents, but maybe not very good judges of athletic ability. You get all sorts of encouragement and accolades from your mum when you start doing those house Olympics which involve running three metres inside the house without...
The club's attraction as a brand might have come at a cost as it has, more like at Extension Gunners, bred endless turf wars. Stability is key to progress, and just like a rolling stone, Rollers have struggled to accumulate wealth or...
The carriages swayed with an almost artful rhythm, the whistle echoing across vast stretches of wilderness where electricity was scarce and darkness pressed close.Smoke curled into a sky jewelled with stars, as if the locomotive were sketching secret...
Our school principals deserve more accolades and recognition than they currently receive.The school climate has shifted drastically in the last few years to a point of rendering schools ungovernable. If it were not for the resoluteness and resilient...
As the world’s attention remains focused on Europe and the Indo-Pacific, Islamic extremist organisations are gaining traction and territory along Africa’s “coup belt”. Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, all ruled by pro-Russian military juntas,...
PTAs have been established for a variety of good reasons. First and foremost, is to acts as a bridge between the school and the community.Without such a structure, a school can easily run the risk of existing like an ivory tower, isolated and...
Men are either not properly scrubbed, laugh too loud or eat with their mouths open. Women have so many things that they feel men need a software update for. From the wardrobe disaster of owning three shirts (one for weddings, one for funerals and one...
In most parts of the world, it’s a gradual awakening, a transition from winter.But here in our beloved Bdub, ‘innit, we all know : Spring just springs, often with a pop-up store, and before you can even properly adjust, it’s already a...
However, indications are that he is more of a 200m specialist, and results are there to back him up as his only gold at either the Olympics or the World Championships came through the half-lap.Since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Budapest World...
With UN leadership commemorating eight decades of multilateralism with a gathering on “the path ahead for a more inclusive and responsive multilateral system”, the institution finds itself mired in a profound crisis of credibility, funding and...
In the recent past, the COVID-19 pandemic came and went, but taught us invaluable lessons.One of them is the need to diversify approaches to teaching and learning. The big question is whether there is anything we learnt from the pandemic. It seems...
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