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Semester-end ‘chest pains’ as unemployment greets graduates

In limbo: 
The economy is pushing out thousands of graduates each year, but the economy has little room for their skills PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
In limbo: The economy is pushing out thousands of graduates each year, but the economy has little room for their skills PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

“In this country to survive and get a job, you need to know someone,” says John Ntshiwa, his sentiments clearly from a well of pain as an unemployed graduate.

His statements echo the experience of thousands of graduates who have been left exposed to the crushing realities of Botswana’s jobless economy.

As universities pause for the winter break, the class of 2023 is left to grapple with the spectre of joblessness, a situation that puts pressure back on families and leaves them with the responsibility of taking care of the young adults post-graduation.


Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...

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