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New Ipelegeng, step in the right direction

The South East District Council (SEDC) visited three Ipelegeng Skills Development Programme (ISDP) building projects at Mogobane and Otse on Friday. The public works initiative, commonly referred to as Ipelegeng, has over time been criticised by many who charged that the programme was not adding much value to the lives of Batswana.

While government introduced the programme as one of the initiatives meant to reduce poverty, it came to be known as an unemployment relief scheme with not many having had anything positive to say about it.

Ipelegeng workers have been deployed in different areas to clean the streets, schools, and wherever the need might arise.

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DIS must correct costly stalemate

More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...

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