Joblessness to slow poverty reduction - World Bank

The World Banks says Botswana’s poverty levels will fall in the short-term but achieving further success will be impeded by the private sector’s constrained capacity to create new jobs.

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.

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Gov't must guard against cadre deployment

As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...

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