We need continuity in the civil service

However, despite these efforts and others at Government Enclave to improve productivity, we still have incidents where officers seem to know very little about what is going on in their ministries or departments. They are unable to supervise projects in which government has spent millions of taxpayer’s money to improve the lives of Batswana.

We still have shortage of drugs in government health facilities; incomplete construction projects; unpaid student allowances, and others, as a result of officers who care little about their work. Botswana’s work ethic has been ranked lowest in the world and there is no sign that we will improve in the near future. We ought to change our mindset and respect our customers and put them before everything if we are to succeed in project implementation and service delivery. It is also the responsibility of those in positions of authority to facilitate this by coming up with policies that will retain continuity.