Botswana rebases CPI, adds new items
Friday, December 21, 2018
Currently, the CPI is calculated through monitoring price movements of 393 goods and services spread over 12 broad categories, in cities, towns and rural areas.
Each of these “broad categories” which include food, transport, health, communication and others, is assigned a different weighting in the overall CPI calculation, reflecting its impact on inflation.
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...