Nurses migration: Onus on govt - Report
Friday, June 06, 2008

The study, by Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneyagae of the Department of Nursing Education at the University of Botswana (UB) on request by Nurses Association of Botswana (NAB) in conjunction with Botswana Trade and Poverty Programme (BTTP), was released last year.
It suggests that there should be an exit interview so people know why employees leave to go and work in other countries. The study recommends that that would make employers improve conditions of service.
It seems some government accounting officers, sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but the truth" before Almighty God, may have deliberately lied during the committee’s vital work. If proven, this is not merely unprofessional; it is perjury, a serious criminal offence and it strikes at the very heart of responsible government.The PAC’s role is fundamental. After each financial year, it painstakingly examines how public...