The long road to parastatal reforms
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Sign of the times: Air Botswana has been cash-strapped for years, relying mainly on government subventions
Despite the numerous voices that have spoken and are still speaking, there’s no debate about where the economy should be headed. Government policy, priorities and strategies echo the advice and recommendations of entities such as the World Bank, IMF and locally, the Bank of Botswana and the Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis.
The post-diamond future for the country, the sustainable solution to breaking out of the middle-income trap, lies essentially in private-sector led growth anchored by a suite of structural reforms in the economy.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...