Parastatals sink deeper into corporate governance disarray
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 940 Views |
What’s the beef”: The BAOA has previously slammed governance issues at the Botswana Meat Commission
The Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA), the statutory watchdog for corporate governance in the country, has its hands full with state-owned entities, where annual reviews show declining standards.
In its latest report, covering the 2022 calendar year, BAOA officials sound exasperated by the country’s state of corporate governance.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...