This is a tribute to both national pride and sporting excellence and features Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist. On the flipside is the 4 x 400m men’s team that won silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics. So what this means is that for a...
It is a question whose answer is not cast in stone. It resides more in the realm of social science than pure science. It is not 1+ 1 = 2; it is rather contextual.The point of departure can be drawn from the government's recent decision to issue a...
The Senegambia region of the African continent witnessed the forced mass displacement of a considerable portion of the African population in the hope of serving European interests. Transported in inhumane conditions, they were coerced into working on...
A school in a state of inertia emphasises the problems bedevilling the teaching profession while downplaying the efficacy of the teaching profession in problem-solving and the cultivation of positive attitudes among students. The right attitude...
You could be writing a column on football and some distressed reader would ask you about how to rear fantail pigeons with. You could be an agony aunt and you would get letters from readers wanting to know your opinion regarding the strife in Gaza....
Imagine a bubbling pot filled with deep flavour, fluffy, airy dumplings steaming inside it. This meal is more than dinner; it’s a moment, a pause in the day that invites you to breathe and just be. You know that feeling when you walk over to your...
ATI might have been on the other side of the fence, but arts and sports are inter-related and some of the issues in either of the two are cross-cutting.There are countless takeaways in the midst of a sombre incident and the nation can pick vital...
Anticipation sharpens it: the crowd swelling with tension, the air thick with the possibility of triumph or heartbreak. In that charged moment, each racing heartbeat oxygen for the soul.Discovery and even rivalry, sporting or otherwise, nourish...
The aviation industry has undertaken a massive digital transformation in the last two decades to enhance operational effectiveness and the experience of travelers.Thales’ 2025 report revealed a drastic 600% increase in digital attacks at the global...
The closure of a school may appear drastic and harsh. But when seen in the context of securing fundamental and inalienable rights of children to education, it is a fair and just intervention.Schools are established to make a positive impact on the...
SMMEs are the present, the past. I believe the first business ever was an SMME, and the last business in operation on Judgment Day would also be an SMME. SMMEs do not have the time to spend deciphering government forms written in ancient bureaucratic...
The GU women's team are the newly minted regional champions, completing a hugely successful year for the club after the men's side took domestic honours in the FNB Premiership.The female Reds are without competition locally as they cruised to...
Only half-hearted attempts were made to assist learners with special needs to access education. Such learners were underserved as the schools lacked the technical expertise and physical resources needed to meet their peculiar learning needs....
connections. These nations are exchanging military hardware, aligning their diplomatic strategies, engaging in combined military drills, and offering mutual support in international forums. Such developments, particularly amid the prolonged Ukraine...
The cobwebs dissolved into nothingness. Relief washed over me, yet panic lingered, refusing exile. Slowly, the cogs in my mind resumed their grinding, and I realised: these cobwebs were no more than my exhausted brain struggling to wake up.Fifteen...
Listen, pap might not be Instagram-worthy, but it does the job. It holds them off for a good few hours. That alone is worth its weight in mealie meal.And let’s be honest, with all the ways you can play with proteins and sides, it’s practically a...
Back then, having bulging biceps was equated to being macho. And handsome! Someone once told me that girls were not interested only in looks -- that the qualities that really mattered were brains and a sense of humor. The truth is that -- and I speak...
The newcomers hardly competed and struggled to get maximum points in a hard, painful debut campaign that expectedly ended in demotion back to the First Division. In hindsight, it was a much-needed reprieve from their season of toil and torment, where...
The window is open, and the curtain shifts just slightly, as if the morning is peeking in, asking permission. I slip out of bed before the house stirs, feeling the quiet stretch wide around me. The floor remains silent, maybe out of courtesy. I boil...
This article examines the group’s use of violence in the name of jihad, highlighting how their interpretation deviates from traditional Islamic teachings. The term “jihad” has often been misused by radical groups like Boko Haram to justify...
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