Commonwealth Secretariat confers a prestigious award to Seretse
Thursday, June 07, 2018
The Centre was established by the Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with Government of Botswana, in 2013. Commonwealth Africa member states continue to significantly benefit from the Centre’s numerous Anti-Corruption programmes and tangible capacity improvements have been realized by the Anti-Corruption agencies.
The Centre is the only avenue dedicated for systematic and quality capacity building available to the management and staff Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa.
The fees have been doubled from the previous amounts and raise concerns about political participation accessibility and democratic representation principles.This significant fee increase prompts questions regarding its impact on grassroots democracy.On one hand, the fees act as a filter, ensuring only serious contenders enter the race, potentially reducing frivolous candidacies and generating crucial campaign funds. The BDP argues that aspiring...