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Hikuama appeals for calm as DDT College students strike

DDT COLLEGE students. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE
DDT COLLEGE students. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Member of Parliament (MP) for Maun West and Opposition whip, Caterpillar Hikuam, has called on students at DDT College of Medicine to remain calm and call off the strike action they are involved in to allow relevant stakeholders to resolve their grievances.

Earlier today, DDT college students staged a protest outside the school's premises to raise their frustrations with the institution’s administration. For months now, students and management of DDT have been entangled in issues ranging from the accreditation status of the school and its programmes.

As the issue remains unresolved between the two parties, Botswana Qualification Authority (BQA), Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), and the Ministry of Higher Education have since revoked the accreditation of DDT because the institution does not meet the requirements to offer accredited qualifications.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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