Engineers drag feet on registration

Olaotse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Olaotse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

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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