Gov�t slammed for unemployment

Retired University of Botswana theologian Obed Kealotswe has called on government to empower unemployed youth to start businesses.

Kealotswe said this when giving a keynote address at the opening of the three-day symposium on labour movement perspective on unemployment crisis in Botswana,  organised by the National Amalgamated, Central Government and Parastatal Workers Union (NALCGPWU). The symposium was held under the theme: ‘Towards liberating the nation from socio- economic justice’.

He said it was disheartening to see a government that is intolerant of the informal sector though it is very important. “The police chase away people who sell Cool Time juice saying they steal from people and risk being hit by cars. They accuse those at car washes of stealing but they never bring forth the evidence,” he said. The theologian said the informal sector, if promoted, could significantly cut unemployment as a lot of people want to take the route but the environment is not conducive.

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