The State of the Nation address - A reply 2

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Poverty eradication
2003 HIES describes a poverty stricken individual as one living on less than a $1.00 per day.

2003 HIES estimated that 23.5 percent (or 382 732) of Botswana's population is defined as poor because Botswana's PDL averaged more than a $1 per day or P104.00 per month.

Proportion of persons living below one dollar a day or ($32.74 per month) 

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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