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Education is a lifetime compass

Education is not a luxury but a necessity. It is a lifetime compass, intended to provide direction to people as they navigate both opportunities and challenges that present themselves in the course of life.

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.

Editor's Comment
WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...

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