Botswana must step up war on poverty

Speaking at the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), acting United Nations Resident Coordinator Dr Jean Kalilani said yesterday that nearly a third of Batswana live below the national poverty threshold and deserve no excuses from leaders.

"They want action to help them out of poverty by 2016. That may be a tall order, but halving the poverty head count ratio to 15 percent is possible for a country with the resources and opportunities Botswana has".