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Kedikilwe sounds alarm as cost of living bites hard

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Concerns over Botswana’s rising cost of living took centre stage in Parliament this week, as Serowe West Member of Parliament, Onalepelo Kedikilwe, pressed the Minister of Finance on what government is doing to cushion struggling households.

Kedikilwe demonstrated an uncompromising picture of economic strain, warning that many families are now grappling with the most basic of necessities. He stated that food insecurity is rising, and for some households the question is no longer about comfort, but survival, whether there will be a meal on the table at the end of the day.

He asked the Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe, whether the government fully appreciates the gravity of the situation and what immediate and long-term interventions are in place to stabilise prices, address inflated essential commodities, and tackle unemployment in a contracting economy.

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