Bqa Suspends Three Officials

BQA CEO Abel Modungwa
BQA CEO Abel Modungwa

Three quality assurance officials at the Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) have been suspended for three months pending investigations. The trio is alleged to have flaunted procedure for registration and accreditation after certain colleges and universities exposed the BQA officials of corruption and bribery.

It is likely that these were exposed by tertiary institutions they had been doing favours for payment for compromising quality standards resulting in poor delivery at certain institutions that exhibited themselves through riots as the students were not happy with facilities and standards at certain institutions. They may also have been exposed by other disgruntled providers.

The Monitor can reveal that the suspended BQA officials were in charge of investigating quality and standards of facilities at the various tertiary institutions. However they would file glowing reports even in instances where things were out of hand. In many instances, experts’ reports were trashed, while in other instances, the officials chose not to be accompanied by an expert, as it is the requirement of BQA’s quality assurance rules.

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