Corruption drags immigration service delivery
Friday, July 11, 2014
Pule said yesterday that his department has received reports of ‘corruption tendencies’ amongst his officers, who receive bribes from applicants to expedite their applications.
He said the delays in issuing of visas and permits contribute to officers being open to bribes, while corruption in officers can also lead to delayed turnaround times.
These are not ordinary times. Yet, history reminds us that this nation has navigated difficult waters before and did so by clinging firmly to the principles of prudence and macroeconomic stability. From independence in 1966, Botswana chose a path few resource-rich countries managed to sustain. Diamond revenues were not treated as windfalls for reckless expansion, but as capital to be managed with caution. The establishment of fiscal rules,...