Costly education pushes up inflation
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
At its latest level, inflation continues within the Bank of Botswana’s three to six percent medium term inflation objective, used to set inflation expectations in the local economy.
January’s inflation is also well below the 7.5 percent recorded in the corresponding month last year, with Statistics Botswana attributing the drop to annualised decreases in inflation rates of major commodity groups such as transport and food.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...