Joblessness to slow poverty reduction - World Bank
Friday, October 20, 2017
Botswana’s poverty levels, which depicts the number of people living on $1.9 or less per day, currently stands at 12.7%.
In a Macro Poverty outlook report released recently, the World Bank projects poverty levels to decline by 0.7 percentage point annually to reach 10.6% of the population by 2019.
“Safety first is safety always”– Charles M HayesAs most people begin travelling across the country to spend the President’s Holidays with family and friends, there is every reason to embrace the joy and togetherness that this period brings.While holiday periods bring joy, they are sadly often accompanied by a rise in road accidents, violent incidents and other avoidable tragedies. Too often, families that set out to celebrate together end...