While there are many pockets of the world where access to education requires serious attention, issues of quality and relevance are cross cutting. This is the more reason why the world governing body - the United Nations has in its 17 Sustainable...
In the first two days after the January 26 ICJ Order was issued, for instance, 373 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, the majority of them children and women.We should not be surprised that Israel has defied the ICJ. It has defied it before. Israel...
The comforting thing is that this feeling often does not last long. After a little bit, there starts to be some familiarisation, as school work starts so does meeting up with friends new and old. School starts to become something to look forward to.I...
My house instantly got an IEC convert-turned-prophet who started waving his registration card in our faces and gave us a million and two reasons why we should go and register to vote. With the pressure from a would-be first-time vote heavily weighing...
I spent two years idling and had nothing to do. I deem it the time of self-realisation. I reflected on what my teachers and elders lamented on regarding taking school seriously. Life was so tough until about three months ago when a friend of mine...
These conditions can arise from genetic factors, environmental exposures, or a combination of both. The prevention of birth defects is a crucial aspect of public health, requiring a multidimensional approach that encompasses preconception care,...
Almost two years later, Ross Branch finishes second in the equivalent of motorsport's Olympics, the Dakar Rally and gets P100, 000. The relay team received support from the government, through the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) while...
In the last two decades, China has been one such country that has been targeted by Western powers (the USA in particular) through the mainstream media to discredit the country’s reputation in the international community.For many years, the world...
It is also an established fact that a school thriving on the broad shoulders of strong leaders runs the risk of losing its spark. A tragedy often strikes upon the departure of the services of leaders who the Greek philosopher Plato might describe as...
The tale of victory unfolds as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows on the field. For every player, the pursuit of glory means more than the glint of a trophy; it means embracing sacrifice as an inseparable companion. Early morning...
Cervical health is often associated with the prevention, detection, and treatment of cervical cancer, a condition primarily caused by persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV). This essay explores the importance of cervical...
After picking their jaws off the floor, some started claiming his mental faculties had left him faster than an irresponsible man after hearing the pregnancy test results. His clock somehow didn’t seem to have all its numbers. The term Big 5 was...
The best thing that any man can ever desire. It is very unfortunate that my wife is unable to bear children. We have tried to procreate the rest of our lives even prior our marriage. We have consulted so many doctors, I have even lost count of how...
These are the most recent public spates within sports bodies, which should leave the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) as the guardian of sport, worried. There are several others fighting behind the scenes as most escape public scrutiny. It...
Nature’s brush painted a vivid symphony of delightful hues that danced through the air. The cool embrace wasn’t just a weather shift but a herald of a serotonin tsunami, a wave of well-being surging through the senses. An umbrella of wellbeing...
But the reality on the ground is that one of the major problems bedeviling the education environment and effectively rendering the system impotent is institutional complacency.Institutional complacency is a condition which occurs when employees no...
Two-thirds of these elections are packed into the last quarter of the year. A series of elections in southern Africa, where a single party has long dominated, may see their first transition of power while others may lose their legislative...
Substance abuse is a complex issue that encompasses a range of substances, each with its unique set of risks and health implications. Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances globally. While moderate alcohol...
I realised that each time after getting intimate with my partner, it’s like we drift away from each other. I feel like I have some odour that repels them somehow. I dated one other lady, and she is the only one whom I had the longest relationship...
It was comical to see the minister walking gingerly on eggs with that age-old FIFA rule of ‘no government interference’ uppermost in his mind as he called for all to ensure they do the right thing to get football out of the morass that makes the...
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