Acute shortage of books, furniture in Botswana schools
Monday, January 22, 2024 | 1470 Views |
School PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
This is the report card of Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) on the status of the landscape of the country's education.
The union's president, Gotlamang Otsile, has raised concerns about the dire situation, emphasizing that the issues have persisted for five years now and are now reaching crisis levels.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...