BIUST student 'unrest contained and call for calm
Friday, October 02, 2020
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BIUST studentu00e2u20acu2122unrest contained and call for calm
The registration process was completed on Friday 25th September 2020 and the submission for payment was made on Monday 28th September 2020 to the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF). The students’ allowances were to be paid on Tuesday 29th September 2020. Indeed allowances were credited today as promised.
The students were addressed on this issue, but they persisted and demanded to be paid allowances immediately. Rioting students intimidated other students who were not part of the demonstrations and further barricaded all access roads. All these created a potentially dangerous, threatening and violent situation which forced the University Management to engage appropriate law enforcement authorities to contain the situation.
These roads, which are vital conduits for trade and tourism, have long been in dire need of repair. However, while this development is undoubtedly a positive step, it also raises questions about broader issues of infrastructural management and road safety that deserve closer scrutiny.The A3 and A33 roads are not just any roads, they are critical arteries that connect Botswana to its neighbours and facilitate the movement of goods and people...