Moeng College: The Farming Institution That Has Lost Its Lustre

The development of education was primarily left in the hands of missionaries and private investors.  The 'neglect' of education by the colonial government resulted in situations where there were limited or no opportunities for learning in Botswana. Secondary school education was the hardest hit by this neglect.  

Realising that Botswana faced the prospect of a bleak future, it fell on the shoulders of luminaries like Tshekedi Khama, the then regent of Bangwato, to embark on self-help projects. Khama rose to the occasion to mobilise his morafe to build Moeng College as a self-supporting institution. People donated all they could afford - cattle, sheep and goats, farm produce, cash and their labour, among other things.