Botho University students petition Madigele
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Botho students in Francistown recently joined their Gaborone compatriots in demonstrations
The appeal, which was delivered by the Student Representative Council (SRC) vice president Oarabile Setime, at the Ministry headquarters, entailed a number of grievances pertaining to their learning conditions.
The written petition accuses most courses of being poorly structured, littered with irrelevant modules as well as repetition of the same.
That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...