'Govt must walk the talk of the budget'
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
This came out during a budget review dinner hosted by the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) here on Wednesday.
Participants expressed concern that while there had been a surplus for two consecutive years, there were a lot of unfinished projects outlined in the budget due to lack of capacity. Joseph Lisindi, the Divisional Manager responsible for HR at BCL Mine, said Government always announced a "lot of interventions, yet there is little happening on the ground."
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...