UBLS graduates to convene in Gaborone

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Graduates of the now defunct University of Botswana Lesotho and Swaziland(UBLS) are on a mission to start offering scholarships to young Africans through their alumni, the UBLS Alumni Association.

The alumni will host a gathering in Gaborone on Thursday, to among other plans on their agenda, form the local chapter, and contribute funds towards offering scholarships to deserving young people.

The chairman of the UBLS Alumni Association and former vice chancellor, University of Cape town, Prof Njabulo Ndebele has been in Gaborone since the beginning of the week, to mobilize former students to form a Botswana chapter and raise resources to realize this dream.

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