Work ethic curtails competitiveness again
Thursday, September 04, 2014
The global competitiveness report 2014-15 released yesterday shows that Botswana remained unchanged at 74th place out of 144 countries. In Africa, Botswana came out the fourth most competitive economy after Mauritius (39) South Africa (56) and Rwanda (62).
In 2012, Botswana was ranked 79th having climbed one place from 80th in 2011.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...