Spectacular climax in President�s Day competitions
Friday, July 25, 2014
In the background, five giant television screens beamed Botswana’s success stories in silent motion at the Gaborone International Convention Centre. The videos showed Botswana’s first President Sir Seretse Khama, the diamond story, the beauty of the country’s flora and fauna, and the coming of age of a nation from an agrarian society.
The directors had also put together a highly talented band of players of all kinds of musical instruments, from stinkane to segaba, as they fused the traditional music instruments with modern music culture to amazing effects.
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....