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Gov't to stop outsourcing cleaning, security

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Minister for State President Moeti Mohwasa has announced the Draft 12th National Development Plan (NDP12) for the period October 2025 to March 2030, with a development budget of P388.09 billion over five years.

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.

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