QUESTION TIME

Do young people want to be farmers?

Although drought was a serious negative factor for anyone seriously contemplating farming in the 1960s and 1970s, there were other factors that had their own influence on the decisions of young learners about their futures.

To some extent, the policies of the Protectorate Administration in the 1960s, and later were aimed at securing successful school leavers into being officials of first, the Department of Agriculture, and after independence, of the Ministry. Agricultural demonstrators represented the lower ranks of the Department and later the Ministry, and did not necessary need "O" levels.

Editor's Comment
Makgekgenene played her part

“Ignore the noise, focus on your work”- AnonymousAs the DG of such a controversy-ridden institution, you really played your part in the fight against corruption and economic crime. Your stay at the helm of the DCEC was quickly paying dividends under your stewardship. During your tenure, there was a lot of action as those caught on the wrong side of the law were brought to court regardless of their economic or political status. We have learnt...

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