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...
We’d picked them up from a small Chinese restaurant tucked into the corner of the plaza. It was well past lunch, so the shop was quiet the owners were off in the back and front of house, focused on assembling a delicate crepe cake, while one...
The storm is threatening to return after the calm following the weekend's Botswana Football League Annual General Assembly in Palapye. What had appeared a routine meeting of the 16 shareholders of the top flight turned into a fractious meeting...
This new fluidity jolted the neurons from their stupor, prompting them to chart an itinerary for the moments ahead. Progress was occasionally interrupted when someone else’s cognitive or muscular machinery lagged behind, demanding extra time to...
The idea for this seminal document was born in the early days of Salim’s tenure at the organisation’s helm. Drawing on his extensive diplomatic experience, Salim was struck by the weakening commitment of member states to the OAU’s founding...
The setting was the University of Botswana in the 1990s. Perhaps due to the passage of time, I just have no recollection of the exact academic year it was.The Student Representative Council (SRC) convened a general assembly of students to moot the...
Botswana is according to her a sprawling showroom of this budget-friendly vehicle. She stopped short of saying ‘Forget the zebra. Let's put a Demio on the coat of arms. Or better yet, a whole herd of them, all meticulously parked. The Honda Fit...
Letsile Tebogo's message is clear without a word- his rivals must be afraid, in fact very afraid. His opponents include our dear friend in America, the flamboyant Noah Lyles as there is proof that no one is safe when Tebogo hits his stride. After...
Physically, I felt excellent with my muscles primed, my body coiled and ready for the post-work ritual at the gym. Mentally, though, it was the usual end-of-day pandemonium.Every ounce of effort had already been siphoned into the relentless parade of...
No quality education is cheap. It costs both government and parents who choose to sponsor their own children a fortune. The costs of educating and training people, specifically to win a prosperous and sustainable future, are justifiable.If the...
During the June 2025 conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States, this dependency was exposed through the abrupt and significant increase in crude oil futures.Financial markets rapidly priced in heightened risk, illustrating how deeply...
A true miscalculation - similar to when an ex-GC mayor crossed the floor to join the then ruling party which promptly lost elections and became a minority opposition. This was akin to diving head first into the devil’s embrace. She went to court....
For now there is only one winner as doping has emerged on top, while sport desperately tries to escape from its clutches. It is an ugly situation where athletes have been taken hostage by the vice. A nation is struggling for answers amid the rising...
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