Tokafala Success Leads To Extension
Monday, February 06, 2017
The Tokafala business skills advisory programme, which aims to promote economic development and employment creation through Small Macro Medium Enterprises (SMME) support, was started on January 1, 2014 under a three-year contract to December 31, 2016.
It is a partnership between the Botswana government, Anglo American, De Beers and Debswana. According to the Tokafala programme manager, Robert Wiggins, the programme has surpassed expectations in the three years of operation, which led the donors to extend it.
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...