How to move out of SA�s shadow
Friday, December 23, 2016
Any talk of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and industrialisation in Botswana inevitably touches on the events of Wednesday January 12, 2000 when 900 citizen jobs were thrown onto the street after the inglorious closure of the Hyundai assembly plant in Broadhurst.
On that day, the country’s pride and joy, its very own vehicle assembly plant, closed its doors despite previous assurances that operations will keep going.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...