The 2010 exam fiasco continues
Monday, November 22, 2010
The Minister of Education and Skills Development, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, has always been saying that everything around the examinations was well and fine. This was despite the fact that bad reports were coming out of the examination centres.
There were reports that in some schools, students were made to write papers that were not scheduled while in other instances the students were put in halls where listening comprehensions were read out to them against the norm of small classrooms where they can hear properly. Loud speakers were even used in such instances.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....