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Lots of investments are made by Government and Non-Government Organisation in quest for a quality education system. Are we really getting the return on these investments? What path should we take as a country? Do we remain in the same course and...

The ‘election bug’ had affected a good number of Batswana. One could sense the tenacity that came with the electioneering ambiance. At times, the situations became so tense that very close friends or relatives could be seen to be in...

In a synopsis, this means that teaching strategies should be learner centric, intensify usage of ICT in teaching and learning, introducing school leadership training to turn around schools and improve learning resources and support systems to deliver...

In order for us to run a knowledge-based economy, we will need a knowledge worker. A worker whose livelihood is dependent on their intellectual capabilities. A worker whose competencies would be used to navigate through life challenges. A person...

The insightful engagements that she had with various education stakeholders made her appreciate the challenges that the region is facing. Being one of the regions that are not performing well in academics, the Ministry head felt that she had to come...

A Performance Improvement Coordinator (PIC) is one such office whose mandate can either improve effectiveness and efficiency or resign a business to such a normalcy without any hope of continuous improvement of clientele satisfaction. At the highest...

The ambiance that came with the event was akin to what our national football team (the Zebras) bring to the Ghetto. The excitement that took place in the stadium was beyond that which the young generation experience when witnessing the only...

Most countries that are known to be having quality and equitable access to education such as the United States of America, Germany, Singapore, Israel and Rwanda, are all thriving economically. During the beginning of the fifth session of the 11th...

More than anything, the education and training sector strategic plan advocates for a multiple pathways system, which apparently is relatively new to our environment. I must point out that multiple pathways is a curriculum that seek to embrace various...

It is becoming clearer that self-driven education may disclose weaknesses that one does not like to acknowledge and at the same time disclose self-strengths. Knowing these, is very essential to all who demand of life more than mediocrity and poverty....

The year provides us with an opportunity to reflect, so that 2019 becomes even better. On the education front, this year brought with it debates on the need for transformation. As a nation, we seem to agree that our education system has served us...

The country ranked third in sub-Saharan Africa on the UNDP Human Development Index in 2015, third in the Mo Ibrahim Index of Africa Governance in 2014, 28th out of 168 countries globally on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index...

This marked the beginning of the fifth session of the 11th parliament. In clear terms, His Excellency deliberated on human capital development (paragraph 54 to 59), education and scaling up access to vocational education and training (paragraph 128...

 It is based on the fact that no child is born with inability status or condition. Therefore, it is just a matter of nurturing and developing one’s abilities for them to play a meaningful role in the society. Since Multiple Pathway...

As he ended his inaugural speech that defined a generation J.F Kennedy said ‘ask not what your country can do for you, rather ask what you can do for your country’. These words are very much applicable today if not more. A significant...