On the trail of a student uprising

On Friday at 3pm, it is ominously quiet and deserted as I walk up and down the University of Botswana corridors. A far contrast from when I came in the morning with the students still up in arms; singing songs of the 'struggle'. This time, only men and women in blue security apparels walk around. They are security people needed by the state when the law has to be enforced by force. Some still had their helmets.

I am following in the path of the students uprising that saw considerable damage to the university infrastructure. First things first though. Over 765 students opted to live off-campus but no off-campus allowance was given to them as is the tradition.