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Special, gifted school principal

Access to education is no longer a big issue in the country. Almost all eligible Batswana children can register, attend and can, if sufficiently motivated, run their school race to the finishing line.

Schools are littered across the vast expanse of this semi-arid country from Ramatlabama in the south, Ramokgwebana in the north, Gudigwa in the North West to the Kgalagadi sands in the west.

Literally the country boasts of at least one fully-fledged primary school or a satellite primary school at every village. Save for a few areas, most of the schools are within commutable distances.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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