The simple truth MLHA is failing to grasp

Yesterday the PAC minced no words when it condemned the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs’ (MLHA) regressive policy of limiting citizenship awards to only 200 people per year and its oft-irrational refusal to issue visas to tourists and potential investors.

In its zeal to ensure adherence to these absurd principles, the MLHA has separated babies from parents by refusing the children entry into Botswana while allowing the parents entry, said the PAC. Besides confusing, this is preposterous. Someone should have sense enough to realise a small child couldn’t survive without its parents. The world must surely laugh at Botswana’s incapacity for logic.

Botswana’s very strict immigration requirements, as the PAC have rightly noted are costing this country billions of Pula in terms of both financial and human resources investment.

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