Private sector stabs govt in the back
Friday, April 03, 2020
Ahead of today’s lockdown, leaked internal memos from several companies showed that workers were being put on unpaid leave, or having their contracts terminated under the “no work, no pay” policy. While the tourism sector has been hardest hit by the coronavirus, jobs cuts have occurred at even seemingly insulated sectors such as government-sponsored educational institutions.
A wave of suspicious retrenchments has been created, angering the State which is bearing the brunt of measures to support jobs and the economy.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...