Botswana: MPs Evoke a Move Towards Job Creation and Fiscal Discipline

Gaborone — The ongoing parliamentary debate on the 2026/27 Budget has highlighted a significant shift in Botswana’s economic strategy, moving away from government-led spending toward a private-sector-led model designed to tackle youth unemployment and healthcare shortages.

Views shared by Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday suggested several direct impacts on the public, including job diversification through the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP), aimed at moving the economy…