‘Dear new data man’
Your recent appointment as Statistician General comes at a time when Botswana stands at a statistical crossroad. On paper, we are a country known for relative stability, planned development pathways, and Vision 2036’s promise of a high-income future. In reality, however, the foundations that should inform our decisions—data quality, availability, consistency, and credibility—remain worryingly uneven.
So unlike you predecessors, your role will not just be administrative. It will be existential. Because in today’s Botswana, numbers are not merely indicators—they are battlegrounds for public trust.
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