The obscenity of inequality
Friday, December 11, 2015
The enviable trend is set to continue this year even though the budget will sustain a slight P4.03 billion deficit.
Despite the accolades Botswana has been showered with for sustainable economic growth and pragmatic financial management, the log in Government’s eye still remains the lack of adequate employment opportunities, poverty eradication and income inequality.
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...