Botswana ranked with the rich in governance

7 July, 2008 in Botswana

source: Mmegi
BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer

Botswana continues to be an example to many African countries on governance issues on the back of tight control on corruption and economic and political stability.

According to the 2008 Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) report compiled by World Bank researchers, Botswana is among over a dozen developing countries showing great progress in governance issues.

“Botswana continues to set the example for other countries on the continent, particularly as control of corruption, economic and political stability are measured,” said Lead Operations Officer for the World Bank in Botswana, Dirk Reinermann, commending the country.

“It is a mature democracy with deeply-rooted standards of good governance,” Reinermann said. Since independence, the country has transformed from one of the poorest African nations with a US$80 per capita income to an upper middle-income country today with US$6000 per capita. The report also says that although the remarkable growth has been largely driven by the [continue reading]