The BDP has failed Batswana in education
Friday, January 12, 2018

Cry beloved students: Students in a contested class
The lack of policy direction has lowered the status of the education system from bad to worse.
The sad state is the dismal failure by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)-led government to implement the Revised National Policy on Education (RNPE). The RNPE is a well written policy which could have made Botswana one of the best in socio-economic development if implemented. The policy holds most answers to the current educational crisis.
We are told of massive spin-offs for hosting countries, which we assume was the catalyst behind putting in the bid.We are not too sure if it is a one-size fits all, where any hosting nation reaps the benefits or it’s on a case-by-case basis.There are arguments from both ends, with hosting a sure way to accelerate infrastructure development and a guaranteed cash flow during the 30-days of the tournament.There is a bump in employment creation...