Govt�s outsourcing hits P560m
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
The outsourced services so far, include waste collection, security services, repair and maintenance, cleaning, administrative management, and catering. At the time the report was prepared, PEEPA was working with Kweneng District Council, Tlokweng Sub District, and Gaborone City Council to pilot outsourcing of waste management that will include Gamodubu Landfill.
“Experience learnt from the pilot exercise will assist in the development of the planning and roll out of the outsourcing of waste management services in other local authorities throughout the country,” says the report. While, the report hails progress made in privatisation of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited, the same cannot be said about the National Development Bank (NDB).
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...