Makhandela was at his comic best last week Thursday during the Botswana Teachers' Union (BTU) secondary and tertiary sectors' annual conference. That was where he left teachers and lecturers in stitches and some crying for more of his sharp wit. Admittedly, he is a number one fan of Nigerian movies. During his long interaction with his subordinates he will pause to tell them about a Nigeria film he recently watched. Makhandela explained to the gathering that majority of teachers spend most of their teaching time running away from creditors.
He quipped: "Some teachers are no longer teaching. Because they are in red, they spend most of the time dodging creditors." Makhandela also touched on the issue of transfers, more especially to rural areas, which he said was giving him endless headaches. He said a person would agree to go to a remote area only to renege on the agreement after a week at the area. "The teacher will say 'I'm patriotic I'm able to work everywhere'. But after a week he will come to my office with a letter from a private doctor written in medical jargon. The only English word I'm familiar with is the term chronic." Delegates met this with deafening laughter.
