Winter bites helpless students

Shortage of classrooms continues to be the government's biggest challenge
Shortage of classrooms continues to be the government's biggest challenge

FRANCISTOWN: As winter’s cold temperatures continue to bite, students in the north of the country endure frigid temperatures due to classroom shortages.

One of the schools hit by shortages of classrooms is Selepa Junior Secondary School (JSS), with about three classes attending their lessons in the open.

Parents are worried and fear that the problem may lead to low academic results because students are not taught in an environment conducive for learning. Parents also said this has the potential to demoralise teachers.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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