�Bad boy� Ozi F Teddy donates watermelons
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Ozi F Teddy PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Born Ted Phaphane, the Bomshakalaka rapper toured secondary schools, including Ledumang, Marang and Marulamantsi interacting with the students counselling them on social ills that may come in their way.
“At their ages they are vulnerable. It is at their ages where one determines as to what they will be tomorrow, whether they would be women and men of substance, and as an artist I thought it would be worthwhile to educate them about social ills they will face,” he said.
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...