There were two very clever boys and a wise old man, so I have heard the story told. The two boys stayed in the village by the mountains while the old wise man made his abode in the mountains. The wise man, so goes the story, was renowned for his wisdom and discernment. One evening the two boys hatched a plot to confound him and put him to shame.

Issues In Education
'Learning to read and to write'

Learning to read and write is the concern of basic education today. The information age, knowledge economy and globalization create more pressure for learning. Nations are still characterized by many citizens who have lost the opportunity to gain access to basic education or fail to complete basic literacy programs in schools. The huge issue relates to the development of comprehensive strategies that make up for the lost opportunity for all the concerned citizens.

Etecetra II
1996- An All Inclusive Vision

The exchanges and denunciations over the CKGR issue have recently become even heavier and more acrimonious so it came as a relief to find Barolong Seboni's re-published booklet, Thinking Allowed, on sale at Books Botswana at P55, not least because this is sub-titled A Collection of Humorous Articles on Life in a Modern State.

Monday Meeting
BNF's Lovey-Dovey Relationship With SI

For the remainder of the year, starting this week, Monday Meeting will turn its attention to the domestic front; for there is a lot happening, especially in the political arena, that beg commentary. My! Monday Meeting is spoiled for choice. For starters, we have a tide of unionism sweeping across the country with labour leaders, urged on by opposition suitors and a pro-opposition private press, politicising their movements and placing them firmly in opposition camps without the mandate of the general membership.