ERTP: A call to action
Friday, June 26, 2020
Singing the blues: The ERTP intends to transform the economic outcomes of Batswana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This document is meant to be the roadmap by government to stimulate and shock the economy out of the worst economic crisis Botswana has ever had and was prepared by a committee led jointly by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana (BoB) and the Permanent Secretary of MFED with inputs from various entities such as BoB, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) and University of Botswana (UB) amongst others.
This policy document acknowledges the devastation to productive capacity and subsequent loss of income from companies and individuals, especially in sectors such as mining, agriculture, trade, hotels and restaurants and the informal sector and tries to provide solutions to jumpstart the recovery of the country.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...