Batshu encourages entrepreneurship

Batshu
Batshu

FRANCISTOWN: Minister of Labour and Home affairs, Edwin Batshu has encouraged employees to use skills acquired in setting up their own companies.

Batshu was speaking at the Nortex long service awards ceremony held recently. He said that it is without doubt that the ability of the workers to stay in one place for a long time in itself is an expression that they are happy in their areas of work and on the other hand an expression of trust and commitment by the employees to their employers.

“If the skills are transferred to someone they should use those skills to advance and become their own boss by so doing creating employment and diversifying the economy of Botswana,” he said.

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