GTC students left in the lurch
Friday, June 30, 2017

GTC
Three programmes have been adversely affected by the repeated course extensions namely Diploma in Hospitality Management, Diploma in Travel Management and Diploma in Culinary Arts in the process frustrating the student community some of whom enrolled in the courses while already absorbed in the job market.
The Student Representative Council (SRC) bemoan no sense of urgency from management and the ministry in addressing student concerns despite numerous attempts to have the situation normalised. Numerous correspondences have been made between the student community and authorities since 2016 when the piloting batch for the above programmes was supposed to graduate.
Kabo Morwaeng, a senior BDP figure known for always defending the President and also sent to do some shocking stuff in his capacity as a Minister, has defended the former Cabinet against claims it failed to advise ex-president Mokgweetsi Masisi, contributing to the party’s defeat. While he insists Cabinet discussions are “secret” and that the President holds “enormous power,” his defence misses a crucial point: Batswana deserve leaders...