Ministry hosts pitso on diversification master plan
Monday, September 06, 2010
According to ministry officials, today's meeting will focus on developing "an overarching Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) Medium to Long-term Strategy and Master Action Plan.
In March, cabinet approved the ministry's short-term strategy and directed that a medium and long-term EDD be developed. Official documents reveal that today's meeting is the result of efforts from 2009, driven by then Vice President Ian Khama, under the Ministerial Committee on Economic Diversification.
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...