New country analysis shines a spotlight on Botswana’s economic transformation
Friday, July 14, 2023 | 1860 Views |
CBD aerial view PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
A new focus report, produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) Botswana, charts the country’s impressive growth story since independence and maps out its plans to become a high-income, export-led country within the next 15 years.
The study provides in-depth analysis of Botswana’s ongoing economic development and journey from poverty to upper-middle-income nation in an easy-to-navigate and accessible format, supported by key data and infographics.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...