Economy grows at slowest pace since recession
Friday, April 10, 2015
According to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics, the 4.4 percent growth is less than half the revised growth rate of 9.3 percent registered in 2013. The country’s economic back bone, mining, slowed down sharply to register a growth rate of just 4.5 percent in 2014 from 23 percent the previous year. The water and electricity sector was the biggest drawback to the economy as the sector registered a negative growth of 18 percent in the year.
Since the economic recession of 2009, when growth stood at a negative 7.6 percent, the economy has grown by healthy percentages of 8.6 percent in 2010, 6 percent in 2011, and 4.8 percent in 2012
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...