Tokafala Success Leads To Extension
Monday, February 06, 2017
The Tokafala business skills advisory programme, which aims to promote economic development and employment creation through Small Macro Medium Enterprises (SMME) support, was started on January 1, 2014 under a three-year contract to December 31, 2016.
It is a partnership between the Botswana government, Anglo American, De Beers and Debswana. According to the Tokafala programme manager, Robert Wiggins, the programme has surpassed expectations in the three years of operation, which led the donors to extend it.
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...