Exams leave students in tears

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Botswana Examinations Council has maintained that there is nothing to worry about despite reports of students in some junior secondary schools leaving the examinations rooms in tears after the temporary invigilators failed to deliver the reading comprehension to their expectations.

Reports state that the reading varied, from one headmaster using a public address system, temporary invigilators not comfortable with the reading part resulting in a one hour delay, to students requesting the temporary invigilators to repeat the passage four times because they did not grasp anything from the reading.

Despite all these reports, BEC public relations officer, Charles Keikotlhae yesterday said that nothing out of the ordinary was reported on the English paper. He stated that the temporary invigilators are engaged in a week-long training on invigilation conducted by BEC officers.

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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