Tension as teachers threaten to boycott marking
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Students in an exam
This follows after teachers were asked to take care of their accommodation, meals and transport fares, as the council would only pay for such at the end of the marking exercise, under the new dispensation.
Consequently, marking did not proceed as planned. By yesterday, work was at a standstill as examiners who have descended upon Rainbow School, the marking venue, contested this decision.
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”– Theodore RooseveltThrough the two-day event, over 700 athletes from 40 countries, and multitudes of spectators gathered in Gaborone to witness a world-class sporting spectacle.Beyond the medals and performances on the track, Botswana won something equally important: international respect. One of the key pillars behind the success was the sterling work done by the...