MPs board gravy train
Friday, March 18, 2016
Last year, there was alarm after the MPs and the President allocated themselves massive salary increases to the chagrin of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU).
Mmegi has learnt that the bill for councillors’ salary increase would be tabled before the end of this month. The Parliamentary caucus agreed last Thursday about the increment of the salaries and other benefits but did not finalise the percentage for increment.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...