BPFs position on the public service and the trio that decimated it
Saturday, May 04, 2019
In recent years, much has been made of the work ethic and productivity of our civil servants. The discourse typically centres on why our public service has earned notoriety for a poor work ethic and low productivity.
This has not done any good to concerted efforts to promote doing business in Botswana. Influential businesses, world institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and MODI have all rated Botswana poorly in the doing business indices in recent times.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...