Census on businesses enters second phase
Friday, June 09, 2017
The first phase, which was conducted between October and December 2016, entailed listing of all business enterprises and establishments in the country.
Deputy statistician general, Burton Mguni informed a press conference in Gaborone on Wednesday that the second phase will continue until September this year and will collect and compile basic economic indicators from businesses in the formal sector. He said the main objective of the CEE II is to collect information from businesses pertaining to the type of business activity, revenue, expenditure, assets, stock, employment, ownership status, amongst other things.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...