Unemployment high despite growth - Siphambe

Despite good growth, Botswana has a relatively high unemployment rate. Professor Happy Siphambe, University of Botswana economics don, speaking at a workshop on decent work, said that the overall emphasis for employment creation in Botswana is to shift employment to the private sector.

He expects the private sector to lead growth and investment, economic diversification and export growth.

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