Youth fund ineffective � Segokgo

The chairperson for South East District Council, Phenyo Segokgo says that the Youth Development Fund (YDF) has been inconsistent in reducing unemployment.

In his state of the district address, Segokgo said in the South East, 166 youth have been funded under this programme but only 96 projects are operational.

“Honorable house, non-commitment by beneficiaries on the Youth Development Fund continues to be a challenge hence quite a number of projects funded under this program have collapsed and the ambiguity that I outlined about the poor coordination system by the Central Government to harness procurement laws for the benefit of young people,” the youth leader said yesterday.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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