Over 400 delegates expected at BOCCIM conference
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Cutifani
Traditionally held in Francistown, this year’s event will be held in Maun for the first time since inception in 1998. The event is expected to take place from 23 to 26 November.
Briefing the media yesterday, BOCCIM Director for Policy Advocacy, Dichaba Molobe, said the conference would bring together private sector and government stakeholders to discuss economic issues in the country and formulate ideas on how to assist local businesses penetrate the international market.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...