Job Summit amidst unemployment tensions

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unemployment..PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONEtif

The second edition of the Annual Botswana Job Summit set for beginning of next month is highly likely to fall under tense atmosphere following the recent unemployment protest by the youth.

Disgruntled job seekers were early this month sjamboked by riot police for assembling in front of Parliament to submit a petition on lack of employment opportunities in the country. 

Spokesperson of the #UnemployedMovement – the group that held a peaceful demonstration intended to hand over a written petition citing all of their concerns to the relevant Ministers – Kesaobaka Maruping, said the summit was a “personal event used to advance the interest of founders”.

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