More than 900 jobs is no joke

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has revealed that there are over 900 vacancies in local authorities across the country. The highest number is in the Central District Council, followed by Gaborone City Council.

This is not the first time the nation has been told about vacancies in local authorities, for which number goes into numerous hundreds.

About two years ago, the same ministry announced a bigger number of vacancies in its offices across the country. Obviously, these figures are a fraction of the vacancies at the Directorate of Public Service Management, which goes into several thousands. These figures are shocking especially for the fact that national unemployment rate has surpassed 25%. Mines recently closed business while some companies have relocated.

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