Threat of terrorism to Botswana is real and getting closer

Close to home: Mozambique is battling Islamic terrorists PIC: WWW.CHRONICLE.CO.ZA
Close to home: Mozambique is battling Islamic terrorists PIC: WWW.CHRONICLE.CO.ZA

Risk management is not a precise science, yet many organisations and governments place complete reliance on it.

As risk consultants we realise that every risk management system has flaws and when it is in place it does not guarantee that identified risks will not occur and if they do, will have the level of impact that was assessed.

Unfortunately, some risks are impossible to predict, and a few are extremely difficult to foresee.  Perhaps an example of the latter is a terrorist attack. We know that various terrorist groups exist, but due to the covert nature of their operations, we know little if anything about their intentions, capability, their targets and when they will strike.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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