YWCA students suffer as BEC sits on exam results

He was hoping that by now he would know where his future lies in as far as career choice is concerned. At the tender age of 20, Lucas Moseki can be forgiven for pressing panic buttons especially this week.

Time is ticking away for the lad. He is watching in agony as colleges are closing their doors to new applications for 2010 on Wednesday.

Two months since the Form V examination results were announced, Moseki is yet to know his fate. He is concerned because he is in danger of missing out on tertiary education this year. Moseki is full of hope in life and dreamt of enrolling either at the University of Botswana (UB), the Botswana Accountancy College (BAC), the Botswana College of Agriculture (BCA) or Institutions of Health Sciences (IHS).  The boy from Mmadinare was among the 200 or so students who sat for the BGCSE examinations at the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) private secondary school last year, hoping to supplement their pass mark and begin a new chapter in their lives come 2010.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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