Stats Botswana, Finance minister in cohorts to understate job cuts, unemployment?
Friday, March 31, 2017
The Minister was asked to state the number of job losses by sector the economy has lost due to retrenchments, liquidations, collapse of companies and other reasons. He was requested to update Parliament on the number of jobs lost in the private sector and the most affected sectors.
The Minister was to tell the House how many jobs were lost in central and local Government, agencies of Government, companies wherein the Government is directly or indirectly a sole equity stakeholder, body corporates and enterprises of the Government.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...