Why Botswana Lags Behind In Competitiveness

Joconia Malunga giving an update on doing business reforms PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
Joconia Malunga giving an update on doing business reforms PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) says Botswana has slipped by five positions in the 2019 doing business report as a result of failure to urgently deal with concerns cited in previous reports.

Botswana is ranked 86 out of 190 countries in the report.

MITI’s senior industrial officer, Joconia Malunga said recently that other some countries have implemented and completed a number of reforms.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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