(29 Oct 2024)
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Gaborone, Botswana – 29 October 2024
1. Various of election posters on lamp post
2. Young men waiting to get their hair cut
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Maitshwarelo Ditsebe, Gaborone resident:
"We are struggling with jobs. As I’m sitting here in this township, I’m actually a graduate, but I don’t have any job. So I hope, I hope the future will be bright this time around after these elections."
4. Various of election posters on tree
5. SOUNDBITE (Setswana) Boago Sentsho, Gaborone resident:
"Young women are unemployed and (they) have higher education certificates at home. I wish the party I’ll be voting for will create employment for young women and (it) must produce new programs to benefit young women more, especially those who are unemployed."
6. Various of vehicle and poster for Umbrella for Democratic Change alliance
7. Various of supporters of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party, or BDP, arriving at rally
STORYLINE:
Botswana will vote in a national election on Wednesday that will decide whether the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in power.
Some young people in the capital Gaborone are hoping that the election will bring about employment and change for the better.
"I’m actually a graduate, but I don’t have any job. So I hope, I hope the future will be bright this time around after these elections," said Gaborone resident Maitshwarelo Ditsebe.
Unemployment has risen and stands at more than 27%, with youth unemployment above 45%.
"I wish the party I’ll be voting for will create employment for young women," said another Gaborone resident, Boago Sentsho.
Government employees have been receiving their salaries late as a result of the tight financial position, taking the shine off of Botswana’s reputation for efficient government and raising fears that austerity measures may be required.
The southern African country is a leading diamond producer and is often held up as one of the most stable democracies on the continent.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party, or BDP, is seeking a second and final term in office, although Wednesday’s election isn’t directly for president.
Voters will decide the makeup of parliament and lawmakers will later elect the president.
AP video by Nqobile Ntshangase
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