Parastatal Boards � What Is The Point?

In the last few weeks at least three parastatals, the Water Utilities Corporation, the Botswana Tourism Authority and the Local Enterprise Authority have treated us to full-page adverts introducing us to their new Board members.

Why, I wonder, did they bother? We are unlikely to hear about these often very distinguished people during their period of tenure – in fact the first we will know that they have gone is when their successor members are announced.

Ten years ago, Jerry Gabaake did a quick check and reckoned then that there were forty-two parastatals in existence. 

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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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