{"id":36838,"date":"2023-10-20T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=36838"},"modified":"2023-10-20T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:06:09","slug":"bcp-calls-for-inquest-into-exam-paper-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/bcp-calls-for-inquest-into-exam-paper-scandal","title":{"rendered":"BCP Calls for Inquest into Exam Paper Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Education, Hon. Dr Douglas Letsholathebe , and a comprehensive inquest into the recent scandal involving leaked BGCSE examination papers.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the party, Dr Mpho Pheko, the BCP condemns the incident and attributes it to the incompetence and negligence of the Ministry of Education and the Botswana Examination Council.<\/p>\n<p>It says this is not an isolated incident but a symptom of larger issues plaguing the educational system in Botswana. \u201cThe BCP stands unwavering in its commitment to restoring the integrity of education in Botswana,\u201d says the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Social democracy<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in the principles of social democracy where the education and future of our citizens are held in the highest regard. This is not an isolated incident, but an alarming symptom of the larger problems plaguing Botswana education system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement proceeds to make a list of demands it wants met and actions to be taken to address the situation. These include:<\/p>\n<p>the immediate resignation of the Minister of Education for lack of political will to address the crisis in education;<\/p>\n<p>an open inquest, with participation of the public to ensure transparency, to establish how the exam papers were leaked; and<\/p>\n<p>those responsible for leaking the exam papers to be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Botswana Congress Party remains dedicated to the well-being and educational future of Batswana,\u201d the statement continues. \u201cThe recent BGCSE leaks are a stark reminder of the urgency to reform our education system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Education, Hon. 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In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the party, Dr Mpho Pheko, the BCP condemns the incident [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":36837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,10,244],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-36838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-parties","category-to-homepage","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-botswana","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BCP Calls for Inquest into Exam Paper Scandal - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Education, Hon. 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