There is nothing as hard as getting some really basic services from government; Batswana are suffering. I will give an example; someone I know has been trying to get a Day Care Centre licence in Tlokweng for three years now. At first she was to learn that applications for Day Care Centre licences had been closed. In essence, if you wanted to participate in that sector, you had to wait for the council to open for applications. I mean, what serious country allows that? What serious country closes a business sector indefinitely? Some flimsy reason was given as to why the same decision had been taken.
You guessed wrong; it had nothing to do with child abuse or ensuring that protective measures are in place for child safety. It was a purely bureaucratic reason regarding planning or change in policy. This Motswana had saved some money. She had consulted widely in the sector as regards regulatory requirements and had recruited staff who would to be on standby pending the granting of licences after full compliance. Of course no one had told her the sector had been closed for applications and that the Tlokweng Council did not know when they would reopen for the same. It would be years before they did.
