Cooperatives urged to do more in job creation
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Dikgang Makgalemele made the call at the society’s annual general meeting held in Gaborone on Saturday. He noted that cooperatives are widely recognised as crucial to people empowerment, employment generation and social protection, adding that they have an increasingly significant role to play in today’s economies.
“Cooperatives have further proven to be engines and backbones for economic growth,” he said. The assistant minister further stated that cooperatives enable their owners to generate income, jobs, and accumulate assets, provide affordable quality goods and services, and develop human and social capital, as well as economic independence.
President Duma Boko and his government must now hit the ground running to deliver on their promises and meet the high expectations of Batswana. The UDC has pledged to foster a deliberative democracy, where open dialogue and continuous conversations are encouraged. This approach will allow different viewpoints to be heard and strengthen the ideas that shape our nation. The introduction of the long-awaited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a...