Anatomy of students� protests
Friday, March 04, 2016
In educationist Edward Tswaipe’s view, the problems started when the government, with the hope of affording more students access to tertiary education as well as reducing costs associated with sending students to study outside the country, gave private institutions accreditation. Despite this, many did not meet the required standards.
“The idea was that as government would be sponsoring students in these institutions, they would overtime get their houses in order, but a lot of them never actually did that,” he said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...