SRCs need welfare issues addressed

Dr Madigele
Dr Madigele

FRANCISTOWN: Student Representative Councils (SRC) from different institutions in the north have appealed to the Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology (MTERST), Dr Alfred Madigele to address issues affecting student welfare.

Speaking during the Minister’s visit at Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education, Maun Technical College(MTC) SRC president, Mmoloki Bakhandi said that MTC is the most abandoned tertiary school in Botswana as it is rare to see any delegate from Cabinet visiting them.

He also said that the infrastructure of the institution is not in good condition, therefore not conducive for learning. He indicated that the college was built in the 1990s and have never been revamped hence there is a need for the college to be upgraded. “We also have shortage of classrooms, which lead to some of the students using workshops as their base rooms,” he said.

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