Global Expo officially kicks off
Wednesday, November 02, 2022 | 800 Views |
Officiating: Masisi at the Global Expo earlier today PIC: BITC FACEBOOK
Speaking at the launch earlier today, Masisi said whilst trading in commodities has carried the country thus far, Botswana needs to recognise that the next growth phase requires restructuring of the economy and the development of value chains, driven by technological transformation.
“To this effect, my government has adopted an ambitious digitalisation strategy to transfer the economy and improve the livelihoods of our people. We are at the forefront of creating digital infrastructure driven by our Digital Transformation Strategy, SmartBots,” he said.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...