Internal auditors decry lack of regulation

Lack of regulation has been identified as one of the challenges facing the Institute of Internal Auditors Botswana (IIAB).

Speaking on Wednesday at the organisation’s fifth annual conference in Gaborone, IIAB president, Boemo Maboane said the institution, which was established in 1996, had no law to regulate internal auditors, unlike accountants.

Maboane said the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) has since indicated to them that all internal auditors working in government, parastatals and private sector shall not register with BICA.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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