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Mental health versus masculinity
Despite being arguable, it is almost a well-known fact that mental health takes on a rather specifically different guise and definition when it...
Surviving ‘back to school’ scramble
It’s funny how every January, even with our best intentions to be organised, we still struggle to get our children ready for the...
When giants wrestle, small nations must think
As global attention fixates on the growing tension between the United States, Russia and China -and the renewed strategic interest in places like...
Education main door out of poverty
The schools are opening on the January 27, 2026. I would like us to think aloud about why all stakeholders in the education...
Fake news threatens democracy, marriages
The digital age has brought with it both progress and peril.While technology has made communication faster and more convenient, it has also opened...
Back to school, back to fight
Going back to school is often marketed as a joyful reset; new uniforms, clean timetables and the comforting illusion of routine. However, for...
Works driving us into ditch – literally!
In the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the only thing that works is the air conditioning in the minister’s office.Imagine, for a...
Tit for tat with Zambia, US
The United States’ delay of a proposed US$1.5 billion health funding package to Zambia while citing several factors that include a push for...
Making friends with water
The title allows a significant degree of contradiction within its meaning. On the one hand, water is the essence of life. It is...
Discipline turns into self-punishment
Discipline is often praised as a virtue. It is associated with success, consistency and strength of character. We are told that discipline is...
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