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The perils of Botswana’s welfare state

Helping hand: The country’s welfare programmes cover citizens from birth onwards. However, analysts believe there is scope to introduce more targeted assistance to the neediest
Helping hand: The country’s welfare programmes cover citizens from birth onwards. However, analysts believe there is scope to introduce more targeted assistance to the neediest

  To what extent are the numerous social welfare interventions restraining Botswana’s development prospects? And how practical is a ballooning welfare budget amid a fiscal crisis like none the country has seen? Will Botswana’s welfare statisim crumble like the Soviet Wall in 1991 or will it endure to great fortunes like the Nordic countries? TIMOTHY LEWANIKA enquires

Of the many fading values that served as the cornerstone of yesteryear Botswana, there is one that seems to be dissipating faster than most – the value of self-reliance.

Editor's Comment
BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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