The recently released World Happiness Report (WHR) which placed Botswana at 146th position out of 149 nations surveyed, has substantiated what has been hypothesis of sceptics and observers and even coerced the civil society to air their views on the status quo and by extension, declared that this country might be ensnared in a crisis.
WALK THE TALK – Minister Matsheka told
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Lawmakers subjected Minister of Finance & Economic Development, Dr Thapelo Matsheka to scrutiny on Tuesday as a plethora of changes take effect this April.
The Lobatse lawmaker – who is in charge of the public purse was grilled by Members of Parliament for not walking the talk when it comes to managing public finances and keeping the promises he made about a year ago.
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Lawmakers subjected Minister of Finance & Economic Development, Dr Thapelo Matsheka to scrutiny on Tuesday as a plethora of changes take effect this April.
24th January 2021
âMy son got A stars in all his subjects. This one is going to be a doctorâ, that is the usual laudatory remark from proud parents waxing lyrical about their kids who get good grades. Getting good grades is considered a surefire route to a good career, but is it?
Dr Kgomotso Jongman, a lecturer at the University of Botswana and founder of JoâSpeaks in Gaborone says, âThe structure of our education system essentially begins at home. At home, we are never trained to give learning as an appreciation of knowledge. We are often asked what do we want to be when we grow up and that question alone starts a down spiral. When kids get to school, they associate qualification with jobs this is why our education system is based on memory more than on actual implementing. This is evident in the way test questions are setup. When students are asked to apply themselves and what they have learnt it becomes a challenge to them. Furthermore, it is again evident