MASIMO CAN NOW FUNCTION AS MORAKA

Staff Writer | Monday March 18, 2013 00:00

 

The new development was announced on Friday by President Ian Khama at the Botswana Democratic Party(BDP) National Council in Gaborone.

President Khama hailed the new policy saying it allows the landholder to concentrate production efforts on a single piece of land, thus saving the farmer labour and costs in developing more than one piece of land.

It would also allow  a farmer to use waste material of one component to improve other components at a lower cost 'it facilitates production of food and sources of nutrition for households while at the same time providing flow of income to the farmer year round', President Khama said.

In education, the President challenged parents to spearhead the education of their children,  saying there is no better motivator of a pupil than a parent. 'They (parents) have a major responsibility in contributing to guiding their children and helping them learn. In the end, there is no programme or policy that can substitute for a mother or father in supporting children's education at home, whether it is with home  work or the PTA; I must place emphasis that the responsibility for our children's education must begin at home', president Khama added.

The President also says he has taken personal interest and interventions to ensure the proactive and timely developments in the Ministry of Educations and Skills Development. 'What remains clear in my mind is that we cannot expect to see the pass rate improve if we do not work as a team made up of communities, parents, teachers, government and the public'.

He said last financial year 500 houses were bought for teachers while another P997 million will build more houses for teachers this financial year.