Education is a lifetime compass
Friday, July 04, 2025 | 520 Views |
No quality education is cheap. It costs both government and parents who choose to sponsor their own children a fortune. The costs of educating and training people, specifically to win a prosperous and sustainable future, are justifiable.
If the quality is right, education acquired should be a sufficient weapon exploited to alter livelihoods for the better and never for worse. Any form of education and training pursued in vacuum, without any connection to the practical realities of life and people’s experiences, beyond the classroom, is a scam and therefore not worth the taxpayers’ money. It constitutes a bad investment, a waste of resources, which could have been ploughed elsewhere for good returns. A well-designed and appropriate education and training system should manage to keep at bay crises that continue to dog our society particularly the young generation.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...