What is at stake in fighting grand corruption?
Friday, February 07, 2025 | 250 Views |
The process of forensic audits conducted by punctilious apolitical experts may be necessary, PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The new administration, driven by the greater societal good and weighty sense of moral balancing, must confront this malady with unflagging resolve, not Janus-faced rhetoric. How did our country, a land once celebrated as an undisputed oasis of good governance, find itself languishing in the throes of grand corruption?
Immersed in visceral bitterness and mounting impatience, after seemingly being ignored ad nauseam, the nation’s vigilant youth, perceived as the riant and emotionally high-strung drivers of change, are unwilling to moderate their expectations, and disinclined to accommodate the nascent wobbly steps of an infant government.
The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...