Shortage of Invigilators Rock Gaborone

Shortage of Invigilators Rock Gaborone
Shortage of Invigilators Rock Gaborone

Owing to the fact that Gaborone has become a leading covid19 hotspot, BOSETU says their intelligence have revealed that many teachers have withdrawn availing themselves for invigila-tion in this year’s examinations in the city.

According to BOSETU the teachers took issues of personal safety into con-sideration and decided to opt out, “We hear there is shortage of invigilators in Gaborone. Invigilation is not compulsory, as per a ruling by courts of law in our 2017 case against  the Botswana Examinations Council(BEC) that invigilation and marking can-not be forced on teachers since it is the job of BEC, so no one should be forced to do those activities, they are done out of vo-lition and when they are done they should be paid”. 

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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