The contentious 100, 000 jobs
Friday, November 03, 2023 | 190 Views |
Masisi presented his first SONA on November 5, 2018 with an expansive agenda. But he revealed then that he had made several policy pronouncements that are primarily meant to address, as a matter of urgency, the twin problems of poverty and unemployment particularly amongst young people. Masisi, however, is still confronting the unemployment challenges as he presents his sixth SONA this Monday.
Despite the unemployment rate slightly dropping from 26% last year to 25.4% this year, many critics have often labelled Masisi’s yearly speech the usual ‘November ritual’. COVID-19 has obviously exacerbated the divide between those who are employed and those who are unemployed but Masisi’s numbers tell a different story than the reality on the ground.
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...