Lobatse student scoops golden star award

He received a cheque of P20,000 from President Ian Khama on Friday at Boipuso Hall, where the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) convened the awards ceremony for the top achievers in the Form Five exams.

Goveya said at the event that although he failed to qualify for the Golden Star award at Junior Certificate Exams, he took this as motivation. “My struggle was my motivation, I was tired of the hard life and I had to make a break,” he said. He encouraged other youngsters to be focused. Goveya passed his Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education with eight A stars. He wants to study Chemical Engineering or Actuarial Science after his A levels in Bellerbeys College, the United Kingdom.