Plight of New Era students

On Wednesday, hopeful students of New Era College gathered anxiously, looking forward to great news from the Education and Skills Development Minister, Unity Dow. With Dow having taken time off her busy schedule (she could have been in Parliament, or attending to other pressing matters in the ministry), the students were confident that they would finally be given an audience. Not so, Staff Writer INNOCENT SELATLHWA finds out

It has been a number of years since New Era College students have been complaining of lack of learning material and structures for some of the courses they enroll in.

More than once, the students were dispersed from the Gaborone streets by the riot police on their way to see the leaders at the Ministry of Education and Skills Development headquarters.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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