How education transformed Botswana

Friday, September 25, 2015

As Botswana attains 49 years of independence, no one must have envisaged a country that will be so blessed in both human and natural resources 49 years later, which have now catapulted the country into a middle-income category.

The issue of only a few kilometres of tarred roads at the time, and other challenges showed a country that had a beggar status.

The country’s infrastructure was virtually non-existent, as the country depended entirely on others, especially Britain, for its development budget.

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How education transformed Botswana

As Botswana attains 49 years of independence, no one must have envisaged a country that will be so blessed in both human and natural resources 49 years later, which have now catapulted the country into a middle-income category.

A promising step for public schools, but...

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Parly rejects motion on judicial officers' 'security unit'

Keorapetse rules on Moswaane's exaggerated counterfeit medicines claims

Small stock theft hits Serowe

Woman torches boyfriend's house after finding another woman

Dog found feeding on foetal remains in Nkoyaphiri

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