BOSETU accuses BEC of holding country at ransom

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Secondary Teachers Union (BOSETU) has accused the Botswana Examination Council (BEC) of holding the country to ransom.

BOSETU president, Shandukani Hlabano said BEC's move to seek the assistance of the Cambridge International Examination (CIE) in marking the Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE) and BGCSE Examinations would be steps backwards by the exams council.

He reiterated that the intended move that the BEC wants to take would be a disgrace to the nation, as it would show that the country does not have the capacity to handle exams.

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