Education Pyramid A New Outlook Needed

A lot has been said, written, heard and read on the situation that our most important institution for human development finds itself in. The ministry of education is in a quagmire, it is shoulder-deep in muds of problems.

We all are cognisant of the happenings at that ministry; poor school results, poor worker-relations, high corruption incidences (ghost students at DTEF), shortage of resources despite the ministry getting the lions-share of the national budget, shortage of teachers when many are roaming the streets, ‘half-baked graduates’- a total failure to meet the market demands and a total neglect of children’s rights, the latter being something I had hoped Mme Unity Dow would be passionate about, seeing her record in child advocacy, lo and behold.

That is however a topic for another day but it is an issue that cannot be divorced from our current discussion because they are all intertwined and married to the marrow.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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