Teachers Unions Not Consulted On Swahili Inclusion

Mogomotsi Motshegwa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mogomotsi Motshegwa PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) vice president Mogomotsi Motshegwa said teachers unions have not been briefed on the inclusion of Swahili in the curriculum.

This came after President Mokgweetsi Masisi recently announced that Swahili has been incorporated into the country’s curriculum at the memorial service of Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli.

This, however, shocked some Batswana who started to inquire whether indeed Swahili has been incorporated in the country’s curriculum. The President said the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had previously agreed to adopt Swahili as one of the official languages.

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