Government censured for financing unemployment

Government has been accused of funding unemployment through failure to properly handle and manage the issue.

Some of the interventions meant to combat the matter were condemned for exacerbating unemployment, particularly among the youth demographics.

Selebi-Phikwe West legislator, Keorapetse Dithapelo said this yesterday during the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) appearance.

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Declaration of assets, liabilities could possibly curb corruption

It’s troubling, however, that those pursued by this craft busting agency and other security organs, are seemingly individuals who are supposed to be providing exemplary leadership. The alleged culprits are also mainly ex-Cabinet members associated with the previous ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) while others are former senior public officers. This whole development creates an appetite for the enforcement of the Declaration of Assets and...

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