This year’s U.S State department human rights report — one of the most authoritative valuation of human rights across the world — will not contain sections on indigenous people, women’s rights, people with disabilities as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) victims.![]()
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Read more at: www.sundaystandard.info/basarwa-lgbtq-left-exposed-as-us-state-department-tones-down-human-rights...
The World Bank has raised concerns about the trajectory of Botswana’s economy, declaring that the country has “lost some of its economic luster” amid rising structural challenges and slower growth prospects.![]()
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In its latest economic update, the global financial institution noted that while Botswana was once hailed as one of Africa’s success stories, recent years have seen a dip in economic dynamism.![]()
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Read more at: www.sundaystandard.info/world-bank-declares-botswana-economy-not-luster/
Owing to a struggling economy and mounting fiscal pressures, the government has turned to the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) as a key driver of revenue generation to sustain critical social programs and fulfill its development commitments.![]()
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NTUNGAMILI WINS ITF / CAT AFRICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS BOYS' DOUBLES TITLE ![]()
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Botswana's Raguin Ntungamili and Madagascar's Andriantefihasina Mirija are the African Junior Championship 16&U boys’ doubles tennis Champions. They beat the Algerian pair of Nacer Ghouli & Yacine Meghari 5-7, 6-3, 10-4 in the finals today (Friday). Ntungamili is also in the tournament's singles finals and will face Nigeria's Ogunsakin Peter tomorrow (Saturday)
