Parly weighs in on Gender Protocol snub

The thorny issue of Botswana’s non-signature of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gender Protocol will come under the spotlight again this month, this time debated by Parliament.

Francistown West legislator and the first female opposition Member of Parliament, Habaudi Hobona is set to present a motion asking the House to request government to sign and ratify the Gender Protocol.

Botswana is one of only two countries within SADC that are yet to sign the protocol, seven years after its adoption by the majority of countries in the region.  

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Prudence must remain Botswana’s North star

These are not ordinary times. Yet, history reminds us that this nation has navigated difficult waters before and did so by clinging firmly to the principles of prudence and macroeconomic stability. From independence in 1966, Botswana chose a path few resource-rich countries managed to sustain. Diamond revenues were not treated as windfalls for reckless expansion, but as capital to be managed with caution. The establishment of fiscal rules,...

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