Remembering Swaneng of late �80s, early �90s

Students at Swaneng
Students at Swaneng

Although it happened more than 20 years ago I remember it vividly. It was like yesterday, when my former principal, Keipelaele Mosiakgabo, picked us from Pilikwe Primary School to take us to Swaneng Hill School in Serowe.

His niece, Boitumelo Mosiakgabo (now Tema) and I were the stars of the group having passed our Primary School Leaving Exams (PSLE) with A’s in 1987.

As you can imagine, we were a tiny and noisy bunch.  Needless to say we were intimidated by the new ‘gigantic’ buildings around us, and all the ‘old’ people we were supposed to school with when we arrived at Swaneng.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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