Colleges of Education to transform into faculty of education
Friday, September 01, 2017

Molao
Speaking recently during the just-ended BOSETU elective congress, Molao said this is meant to ensure coherent, efficient, seamless, responsive and relevant teacher education system. He added that the number of students choosing to enroll for diploma programmes offered by Colleges of Education has gone down significantly.
“This year the total enrolment in all the four colleges is only 874. This is equivalent to just over 80% of the Serowe College of Education capacity alone,” he added.
While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...