Although the southern part of the country did not receive as much rainfall as the north, we are still hoping for more rains in the remaining part of the wet season.During our drive however, we noticed a very disturbing trend where pupils are still taught under trees. In the open air class, the teacher is forced to stick his teaching material such as manila paper on the trunk of a tree.
In Kopong, about 25-30km north west of the capital city, helpless teachers in open air classes were unable to speak to our news team since the regulations do not allow them to do so.We were left with gaping mouths at what we saw just on the doorstep of the capital city. We struggle to understand how the teachers do their work during rainy or windy days or in winter. Kopong is under the Kweneng District Council (KDC) where millions of unspent funds are returned to the treasury every year on grounds that there were no projects to be financed. It is the same KDC which shocked many when it sponsored its councillors - over 50 of them - for an all expenses paid joyride two years ago.
