Is The Demand Big Enough?

Monday, March 12, 2018

The recently released statistics for unemployment from the Botswana Multi Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) of 2015/16 indicate that although the unemployment rate is still high, it has however declined from the previous 19.9% in 2011 to 17.6% in 2016.

According to the report, the hardest hit group being the youth ranging from 15 to 35 years which accounts for 25.2%. This age range constitutes mostly secondary school graduates as well as tertiary.

This reality has provoked a national debate and analysis has been and is still being done in finding the real reason why unemployment has engulfed our nation and solutions thereof.

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Is The Demand Big Enough?

The recently released statistics for unemployment from the Botswana Multi Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) of 2015/16 indicate that although the unemployment rate is still high, it has however declined from the previous 19.9% in 2011 to 17.6% in 2016.

Athletics likely to go solo at Olympics

Amidst BFA fights, Sebego raises hand for presidency

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Khawa dangles largest payout

Ex-badminton official maintains innocence

Kwa Nokeng Oil sponsors young biker with P120,000

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