Illiteracy among serious cause

It is also said that another councillor wanted to comment on the use of the Internet in local government administration. He caused much laughter in the chamber when he referred to the Internet as "di M-net" - which is a television channel. To him since the two words seem to rhyme he thought he was on the right track.

The same thing applies to reading and writing. A number of councillors in Botswana struggle to even read written speeches. They would struggle and tremble such that by the time they are done, no one would have gotten the gist of the message. These examples are but a tip of the iceberg, of course.