Botswana's educational advocate Zwelihle Nsiiwa honoured
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 40 Views |
Zwelihle Banks
The award acknowledges her outstanding contribution to preserving African culture and languages through literature. Zwelihle's work focuses on promoting multilingual literacy amongst the little ones, evident in her educational children's books published in seven languages namely Setswana, Ikalanga, English, Shona, Ndebele, French and Afrikaans.
Her books cover early learning and self-development themes, including positive affirmations, Mathematics, English Literacy, French Literacy, and creative colouring activities.
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....