The BCPYL has roped in the students to force the minister to resign for what they term appalling education standards. The demonstrators will present two petitions - one calling on Nkate to resign and the other opposing the Media Practitioners' Bill - to the National Assembly at 2.30 pm on Thursday. The BCP youth are mobilising students from GIPS, NIIT, BAC and University of Botswana (UB) for the demonstration.The youth secretary general Thato Osupile said they are concerned that the students at some private colleges are being lectured by incompetent or less qualified lecturers. "There is also no transparency at some of these colleges. They change lecturers frequently. Their course material also keeps on changing. Some of the courses are downloaded from the internet," Osupile charged.He said they are concerned about lack of resources, shortage of toilets, computer labs, libraries at some of the colleges. He said students at one of the colleges are denied the opportunity to take practical classes and study theory only.
Osupile said college (name withheld) is not receptive to Students Representative Council (SRC). "Management has resorted to intimidation of the SRC. We have a letter from their attorney threatening the SRC. They are warning it to stop being vocal. This is intimidation," Osupile said.
