Cllrs Need Better Qualifications.

(From Mmegi / The Reporter (Botswana) - AAGM)

In this edition, we carry a story about Francistown councillors who last week found themselves at sea as they listened to an antiretroviral presentation by BOTUSA representative, Dr Dawn Smith. The presentation in English caused the civic leaders a lot of distress and in the end none of them understood a thing.

The presentation could have turned into a waste of time for the councillors and the presenter had someone not come to his rescue and summarised it in Setswana. The scenario points to a long held view albeit not taken seriously by the government that there is a need to have minimum qualifications set for …