Cut the red-tape

Of these two challenges, official bureaucracy is easier to grasp and repair, with the right tweaking of the balance between regulation and over-regulation. Where African competitiveness success stories such as Rwanda and Mauritius are pushing towards effective, dynamic and nimble governance, Botswana still favours the slow and steady approach of yesteryear.

The Trans-Kalahari Railway (TKR) is a great example of the weight bureaucracy is burdening our economy with.