Engineers drag feet on registration

Friday, September 16, 2016

Nearly 18 months after the formation of the Engineers Registration Board (ERB), the engineers registration process has been met with apathy by industry players.

The ERB stated on Tuesday that the majority of engineering professionals eligible are yet to register, with less than half of them doing so in its first year of operation.

Figures released this week by the board revealed that only 2,239, or 41%, of the 5,500 estimated population of engineers in Botswana expected to register had done so, leading to fears that many are operating illegally.

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Engineers drag feet on registration

Nearly 18 months after the formation of the Engineers Registration Board (ERB), the engineers registration process has been met with apathy by industry players.

Disc, license renewal requirements waived amid system failures

This is not reversal born of weakness- Salakae

Batlokwa reject Tlokweng expansion plan

Enough is enough – Kgosi Gaborone

CoA dismisses Meswele convicts' appeal against 40-year imprisonment

‘Insurance killer’ case leaves family in ruins

Serowe police probe Mogorosi tragedy

Man found seriously injured by Letlhakane roadside

BPF should get house in order