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SOEs top list of corporate governance violators again

On the ground: The BAOA is legally required to monitor auditing activities as well as the financial reporting and corporate governance of major entities in the economy PIC: BAOA FACEBOOK
On the ground: The BAOA is legally required to monitor auditing activities as well as the financial reporting and corporate governance of major entities in the economy PIC: BAOA FACEBOOK

Only three out of 20 state-owned enterprises assessed by the Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA) last year were compliant with corporate governance principles, in yet another damning annual review of standards amongst public entities.

The BAOA is the oversight body of the accounting and auditing profession in Botswana, regulating the activities of auditors as well as the financial reporting and corporate governance of Public Interest Entities (PIE) and the corporate sector.

Corporate governance within the SOEs, better known as parastatals, has been a thorn in the flesh of the BAOA over the years, with many of these entities topping the list of poor performers, across the various indicators of international standards such as the King III and King IV codes.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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