Botswana can achieve more from PPPs � IMF
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The latest report, which was completed in February this year, states that the 2009 PPP policy is comprehensive and reflects many good practices, but also has some weaknesses, mainly that it does not explicitly apply to parastatals.
It states that a small number of PPPs were procured in recent years under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (PPADB) Act, even though the latter does not refer to PPPs and does not provide adequate guidelines on quantifying the fiscal implications of PPPs.
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...