BDP is taking Batswana for granted

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government has since independence been depending on the mining sector, particularly diamond mining to fund developments.

Government efforts to diversify the economy and move away from reliance on mining as a major source of income and hence increase government revenue have never borne any fruits because of the approach of the BDP government. Its belief that foreign investors are central in achieving economic diversification is very unfortunate.

 This together with failure by the BDP government to make investments in certain areas at the right time will continue to haunt us as long as it is in power.

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