Gov't to stop outsourcing cleaning, security
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Amongst key reforms, the government has resolved to adopt a hybrid public service delivery model that places stronger emphasis on insourcing.
This decision, Mohwasa says, follows findings from the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) evaluation of the Public Service Outsourcing Programme (PSOP), which revealed that whilst outsourcing offered some administrative relief, it also led to poor working conditions, job insecurity, and inconsistent service quality.
The sight of submerged yards and closed roads is an inconvenience and a clear sign that the capital’s water passages pose a problem to residents. With more rain forecast, this is not a time for panic, as Gaborone City Council (GCC) Mayor Oarabile Motlaleng rightly urges, but it is most certainly a time for urgent, collective action.His appeal for calm must be matched by a firm commitment from both the GCC authorities and every single resident....