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Manyepedza defies odds with athletics team

Manyepedza says there is need for the return of school sport
Manyepedza says there is need for the return of school sport

The selection of the athletics team that competed at the just-ended AUSC Region 5 Games in Malawi was marred in controversy.

Some of them felt that their athletes deserved to be in the team but were somehow overlooked. Other coaches felt that the athletes who made the team were related to the coaches who were in charge of the team.

The complaints even reached the Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) president, Paphane Botlhale's desk.

Editor's Comment
Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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