Ministry of Education wins in belt-tightening

One of the places where you least expect to see prudent use of resources is the Ministry of Education where wastage defined the modus operandi for a long time. What with the ministry sending students to colleges that hardly merit such titles and ghost students being paid allowances.

But this time round, the ministry has outdone even the best in ensuring that there is prudent use of resources.The Minister of Education, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi has pleaded with central government and local government not to auction old computers. Instead, the old computers will be refurbished and given to primary schools to use. This is very thoughtful and the ministry should be congratulated for killing two birds with one stone.