UB fires salvo over funding discrepancies
Friday, February 20, 2015

Professor Fako addressing the Media and leaders of political parties. PIC: KABO MPAETONA
UB management has decried discrepancy in funding per student per institution. They said that the disparities were quite shocking in a meeting held at the institution with a five-person political team yesterday. The group convened at the Council Chambers at the UB administration centre.
Representing three political movements - the Botswana Democratic Party, Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) - were BDP secretary general Mpho Balopi, BMD and Gaborone Central Member of Parliament Phenyo Butale, BMD official Hilda Sibisibi, BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang and his deputy Akanyang Magama.
But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...