Aggrieved teachers to petition Venson-Moitoi

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Teachers plan to petition the Minister of Education and Skills Development, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi over the current inconsistencies in the external examinations and pass a vote of no confidence in Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) executive secretary, Serara Moahi.

Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU) publicity secretary Mogomotsi Motshegwe said this during a press briefing on the ongoing impasse between BEC and the teachers. 

"It is very clear that Moahi has failed the nation and has failed to uphold the integrity and dignity of the examination." He further revealed that after BEC abandoned the negotiations on the working Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) before they could even negotiate wages, BEC is spending more on the independent invigilators than it would have spent on teachers.

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