Swaneng: Steady growth, local development, and conflict

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In this forth part series on Swaneng,writer TOM HOLZINGER looks at the rapid growth of both the central and the education sector in the region


Before Swaneng, Bechuanaland had only six secondary schools, and four of them offered only the Junior Certificate syllabus. All were run by either tribal councils or missions. Only one of these schools, Moeng College, was in the Central District. Thus the opening of Swaneng Hill School in February 1963 filled a huge need.

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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