The youth in Omuthiya are turning to self-employment initiatives, including the running of small businesses, in part to address unemployment experienced in the country.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Council has resolved to update a database of unemployed and skilled persons to absorb some into government projects undertaken in the region.

The move follows a recent community demonstration at the Kalkfeld settlement where they demanded jobs and better services.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assessed the progress at the Ekoka Brown Field Green scheme project in the Ohangwena Region.

The Ekoka Green scheme project seeks to develop a sustainable, irrigation-based farming initiative focused on maize and vegetable production.

Botswana has vowed to continue engaging with other nations in the broader Southern African Development Community (SADC) region for strategic economic conduit purposes. 

Unfair dismissals and retrenchments account for the highest number of labour complaints filed.

This was revealed by Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla during an interview on the One-on-One news show.