Ministry of Youth Empowerment Sports and Culture Development (MYSC) is grabbling with solutions to the unemployment conundrum, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry, which is under the watch of Tumiso Rakgare and Billy Buti, is mostly worried by the escalating joblessness as it directly affects the young graduates. At one point, this […]
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A handful of members of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) have vetoed opposition Member of Parliament for Selebi Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse’s motion for enactment of a Commission of Enquiry in public institutions to counter corruption. Only 16 voted ‘‘yes’’, 28 voted ‘‘No’’ while ‘‘13’’ abstained.
32.4% of the country’s youth unemployed Brutally confirming what most graduates already know, the multi-topic household survey, carried out at the end of 2020, indicates that 164, 945 youth are unemployed in Botswana. With the country’s youth population, those aged between 18 and 35, estimated at 509, 195, it means 32, 4 percent of that […]
Botswana and Namibia’s bid to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is gaining traction. According to sources, the two neighbours’ proposal has