Business decries slow pace of reforms
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
During a Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) consultative workshop held recently, members of the business community noted that the implementation of these reforms has been long talked about but to date things are still the same making doing business in Botswana difficult.
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) principal industrial officer, Tidimalo Sitang said in her presentation that the government has been rolling the ball on the reforms and some of those reforms are in place although it is slow to implement them.
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...