Botswana's literacy rate of 81%: A reflection that raises more questions...

September 8 was declared International Literacy Day as well as a day to be commemorated annually to raise challenges of literacy. The

key question is what is meant by literacy? What indicators could be singled out to explain literacy measurement indicators?  Who measures these and who decides the scores for various countries?

According to United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP, 2009) Botswana's literacy rate is 81percent, putting Botswana at position 93 out 182 countries in the Human Development Report by (UNDP, 2009). 

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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