It is fair to posit that the presidency has seen and handled its fair share of crises. But I think the greatest of these has been a crisis within itself as an institution with utmost power and responsibility. The litmus test of an institution endowed...
Popular history must be righted Returning to classical history, is whatever is taught in the halls of academia forcefully punctuated or underlined? To what extent are efforts made to see to it that certain misconceptions or seeming ambiguities do...
TONOTA: After all, the ability to solve simultaneous or quadratic equations may be of little use to most Form 5 leavers who will not proceed to do Mathematics or Science at tertiary level. In the 1980s, I taught at Lobatse Secondary School. At the...
The open letters were part reminiscent and part update on the country’s trajectory, and yet another part, a plea for inspiration as the country was reckoning with the end of a long stretch of economic growth. Because he is a historian, most...
In my 2006 autobiography, The Magic of Perseverance, I introduce Chapter Six with an epigraph in the form of a quote attributed to Sir Seretse Khama, our founding President, to set the tone for what is to unfold. The quotes says, ‘A nation without...
TONOTA: Education Officers and teachers also have a role to play in this important task. But many curricula may contain too much content thus making it difficult for teachers to teach it in the time available. Also, some topics may not apply to...
Dimitri Tsafendas and Bessie Head shared the weight of being of mixed-race parentage in a country governed by a clique obsessed with race, racial categories and perverse fantasies of racial purity. Tsafendas worked through the noxious effects of...
The insurgency in northern Mozambique should have taught Southern Africa the obvious lesson that it’s safer, cheaper and more effective to resolve conflicts before they explode. Having largely neglected Cabo Delgado crisis for several years, the...
Introduction The global community is in a crisis, struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 2021, a total of four million people worldwide have succumbed to COVID-19, leaving many orphaned or struggling with (post-)COVID-19...
TONOTA: At independence in 1966, educational facilities in Botswana were minimal with less than two percent of the population having completed primary school. And only a few thousand pupils were attending secondary schools, which were largely run...
According to a press release from the organisation, the continued risk of bringing thousands of people together in cities around the world prompted the organisation to opt for a virtual platform for the second consecutive year. However, the move has...
Mmegi also kicked the Kalahari heavy soils walking in motion of a survey which was looking at: “Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to child welfare (Under 5 Immunization, Child Growth monitoring and Child Abuse).” In this endeavour,...
Seretse Khama was born on July 1, 1921 at Serowe in what was then the Bangwato Tribal Reserve of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. He was the son and heir of Sekgoma Khama and Tebogo (nee Kebailele). In 1923, his father succeeded his grandfather as the...
As we pass by the monument when going about our daily routines, a few of us stop to think how special and unique he was, what ideals he represented and fought for and how privileged and lucky we were as a nation to have him at the helm of government...
Popularly known as Mme Mmaditsapelo, Mme Boijane was born and raised in Tonota. Her education started at her home village, Tonota, in 1932. Her primary education teachers were Rre Bothasitse Masedi, Rre Rakesoketswe Tshipa, and Rre Lekula Mmolawa,...
Yet often they have been incapable of grasping the essence of being a father. By two reliable and easily accessible sources of general philosophy, Daily Nous and Leiter Reports, over 12 of these famous and influential sages – from Plato to Thomas...
Unlike Mother’s Day, which is universally celebrated and used as an opportunity to hail mothers for their role in building children, families and society, Father’s Day, especially on social media, usually turns into a ‘deadbeat dad bashing...
My daily struggle with debilitating pain has my mind messed up that I want to go into all joints of my body, suck out every frozen cracked fluid and breath back in fresh new fluids. Imagine a home where there is a constant battle, the husband and...
Back at university, Mogae won over the students admiration when he refused to have the National Development Bank (NDB) write off loans for farmers. One of the farmers whose loan was not written off was former President Sir Ketumile Masire. He was...
The 30-year-old was born and raised in Selebi-Phikwe. She is currently working as an English teacher in Liaoning City, China, shining a light on the career possibilities for other local graduates available around the world. Kegane holds a...
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