Slow implementation of doing business reforms
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
Mmolawa
Speaking at the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) Doing Business Reforms workshop held in Gaborone on Tuesday, Mmolawa said government had approved certain reforms, but there has not been any implementation of the reforms.
“The reforms have been approved, but they have not yet been implemented, the relevant authorities are still working on the implementation processes. The task team has approved all these proposed reforms in December last year.
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...