PALAPYE: Botswana’s highly anticipated inaugural satellite BotswanaSat-1 (BOTSAT-1) will be launched by billionaire Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Musk is also the founder of Tesla (manufacturer of electric cars) and most recently acquired Twitter and rebranded it to X. SpaceX, which will launch BOTSAT-1, is the maker of Starship and known for its International Space Station missions.
New data has shown that on average people who earn high wages in Botswana’s formal sector walk away with about P22 ,000 per month and these are mostly managers. Formal sector employment refers to work in an establishment that is registered as a company, keeps a set of formal accounts, have an office or a permanent structure of location and has employed five or more employees.
In the unyielding theatre of economic production, one must choose between playing the role of a producer or resigning to a perennial existence at the bare minimum. The aspiration for more is not audacious; rather, it is a testament to the indomitable spirit of progress.”
News that most government schools in Botswana don’t have books and chairs is definitely a serious concern that cannot be allowed to persist for another day and one that points to a lack of seriousness by our education planners.