Poverty is on the decline - professor

Speaking at the recent Decent Work workshop at Boipuso Hall in Gaborone, Economics professor at the University of Botswana Happy Siphambe said a part of the poverty reduction comes from social safety nets, although the problem is that they are unsustainable.

Botswana has a number of social safety nets "most of which are not means-tested, leading to a lot of leakages. Job creation needs to be emphasised since it is the sustainable means to poverty reduction. Poverty is concentrated in the western region of the country," he said.