BPFs position on the public service and the trio that decimated it
Saturday, May 04, 2019
In recent years, much has been made of the work ethic and productivity of our civil servants. The discourse typically centres on why our public service has earned notoriety for a poor work ethic and low productivity.
This has not done any good to concerted efforts to promote doing business in Botswana. Influential businesses, world institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and MODI have all rated Botswana poorly in the doing business indices in recent times.
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...