Reverse the civil servants entrepreneurship policy

Some years back, the Office of the President announced that it was against a system in which employees within Parastatal organisations were allowed to occupy political office.

These were employees of among others, the University of Botswana, Botswana Power Corporation, Debswana, and other organisations in which government has a stake.

The rationale was that conflict of interest and the possibility of sabotage of organisations on the part of the occupants were a likelihood to gain political mileage.  The policy also extended to government casual workers, who were also prohibited from contesting for political office whilst still employed.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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