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Don’t argue about good men, be one!
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Don’t argue about good men, be one!

“Waste no time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” – Marcus Aurelius. Am sure every person at some point has thought of themselves as a good person and if they were to be asked to define what a good person is or who is one, the answer would always vary from...

Debunking myths about therapy
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Debunking myths about therapy

Over the years, a close friend of mine would often tell me about her therapy sessions. Internally, I had a preconceived idea that therapy was for people with mental problems, and was reserved for those who could not handle life problems. My internalized beliefs about therapy came from my childhood when I had seen a...

Inter close in on Champions League 
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Inter close in on Champions League 

Rome – Inter Milan put one foot in next season’s Champions League on Monday after coming from behind to beat relegation-threatened Torino 3-1 and move up to second place in Serie A. Antonio Conte’s Inter moved above Atalanta and Lazio to go eight points behind league leaders Juventus thanks to two goals early in the...

Tribute to Sagarias ‘Selle’ Augumeb
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Tribute to Sagarias ‘Selle’ Augumeb

Pecka Semba I have learnt about the passing of one Namibia football’s greatest personalities Selle Augumeb. I was a learner at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Mission School (Dobra) and football (soccer) was the in-thing. It was played at this school as if it was going out of fashion. When I first heard about a deadly...

Man Utd blow chance to move third 
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Man Utd blow chance to move third 

Manchester – Manchester United missed the chance to move up to third in the Premier League on Monday after Michael Obafemi’s 96th minute equaliser earned Southampton a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in the latest twist in the race for a place in next season’s Champions League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men were unable to take...

Tiger back, Miguel for the ages
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Tiger back, Miguel for the ages

Hong Kong – A couple of comebacks and the continued emergence of a bright young star feature in AFP Sport’s golf talking points for this week. When Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf for the first time in five months at Jack Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament tomorrow, he will do so in exalted company. Woods will...

Real Madrid one win from La Liga crown 
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Real Madrid one win from La Liga crown 

MADRID – Real Madrid need one victory to secure La Liga after they held off a second-half comeback from Granada on Monday to win 2-1 and move four points clear of Barcelona. With two games left, Madrid will be crowned champions if they beat Villarreal at home tomorrow regardless of how Barca fare at the...

Pandemic risks ‘surge’ in infectious disease deaths
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Pandemic risks ‘surge’ in infectious disease deaths

Paris – Poorer nations could see hundreds of thousands of additional deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria as Covid-19 disrupts vital health services and access to life-saving treatment, new research warned yesterday.  Modelling the impact in countries that will bear the brunt of the three diseases over the next five years, the study found that...

Parents wary of sending kids back to school 
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Parents wary of sending kids back to school 

Hilma Hashange  Parents of lower primary learners are worried about sending their children back to school as Covid-19 cases surge. The pre-primary to grade 3 learners resumed face-to-face classes on 7 July and many parents fear that their children are not ready to go back to school. Diana Slinger, a parent of a grade 2...