Welcome To The Real World!

I read with compassion the online article about the 5 000 graduates from the University of Botswana and the College of Agriculture to be condoned in a graduation ceremony on October 13.

As the excitement will fill the UB Stadium, it is imperative for them to start thinking about what's next. As parents will be celebrating, one thing they don't realise is that that might just be the beginning of pain as they might need to share their pensions with the graduates because there will be no more allowances. I can assure you that not half of those graduates will have found suitable jobs by 2010. The fact of the matter is we end up settling for any job we come across simply because you have no choice. A Computer Science graduate being a computer technician - waste of talent and skill. At times we feel like we pursued wrong courses. When you realise that Civil Engineers are getting jobs you think why did I do HR, but that suddenly changes as IT takes its course and we have everybody mimicking IT... The society is now polluted with IT professionals sitting at home and that goes for every other course. Previously teaching was very exciting as you would not even stay a day at home after your graduation but what's happening now?

Have your Bachelors' degree and be a temporary teacher at a primary school in Mmashoro.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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