JMS unveil monument to John Mackenzie
Wednesday was a special day in John Mackenzie School’s 122-year history, as the oldest private school in Francistown unveiled a sculpture of the man the school was renamed after: John Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, who passed away in 1899, the same year JMS was founded as a missionary school, served as the Deputy Commissioner of Bechuanaland. The Scotsman became famous as a white man in a position of power who advocated fiercely for the welfare of Batswana at a time when very few others did.
The lifelike bust, put together by the school’s Art teacher, Mr. ...
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