Botswana slips down mining attractiveness rankings
Friday, April 29, 2016
According to the authoritative 2015 Fraser Institute mining survey, Morocco, Ghana and Burkina Faso have joined Namibia as African countries that are seen as being more attractive than Botswana as measured by the Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI).
Last year, Namibia was the only country ahead of Botswana.
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...