CEDA, YDF investments underperform – BIDPA study
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 640 Views |

Economic engine: Youth-led SMEs are the country’s future, but they face significant challenges PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Government efforts to invest in Small to Medium Enterprises in the country have been mainly for job creation purposes, as the economy has long struggled with rising unemployment rates, particularly amongst youths.
The report, which is a study on the entrepreneurship landscape in Botswana, revealed that between 2017 and 2022, CEDA-youth-funded enterprises totalled 5,600 with all of these enterprises yielding a cumulative job return of 7,700.
It seems some government accounting officers, sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but the truth" before Almighty God, may have deliberately lied during the committee’s vital work. If proven, this is not merely unprofessional; it is perjury, a serious criminal offence and it strikes at the very heart of responsible government.The PAC’s role is fundamental. After each financial year, it painstakingly examines how public...