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The 1964 Constitutional Proposals

Were we serious about such matters, a Boipuso museum would long ago have been established in Gaborone which have explained for everyone, local, expats and tourists precisely how this country, set by step, attained its Independence in 1966.

Seemingly the idea has no appeal - which is about as baffling as it can get. But now that the Motswaledi affair, not least, has prompted so many doubts and criticisms about the current Constitution, with fairly wild ideas having been recently expressed about British deviousness in its formulation, and with reiterated calls for a total review, it may be the time to go back to the base documents to note, not least, who represented this country and thus supposedly made such a mess of things.

Editor's Comment
Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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