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Youth demand greater action on unemployment

Listening tour: Gaolathe says all voices are being taken on board for the budget
Listening tour: Gaolathe says all voices are being taken on board for the budget

The country’s youth have sounded the alarm on rampant unemployment, telling senior Finance ministry officials, including Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, at a budget pitso on Tuesday, that bold reforms are required beyond “empty rhetoric”.

Gaolathe and his technocrats earlier this week wrapped the last of three budget pitsos held as part of the annual consultative meetings ahead of the budget next month.

Engaging with the younger generation at the Youth Pitso in Gaborone, the Finance ministry officials found themselves under fire from frustrated citizens who demanded that greater action is required for economic empowerment, beyond the rhetoric.

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