BCP Manifesto 1999 Botswana

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BOTSWANA CONGRESS PARTY BCP

MANIFESTO 1999

BCP – New Party for New Millennium

CONTENTS … PAGE

Foreword … 3
Introduction … 4
1.0 The Vision … 7
1.1 Mission Statement … 7
1.2 Objectives of the BCP … 7
1.3 Self-respecting Citizens … 7
1.4 A hard working and prosperous People … 8
1.5 A morally responsible nation … 9

SECTION II: BCP ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

2.0 Democracy … 11
3.0 Foreign Policy … 12
4.0 Defence Policy … 13

SECTION III: BCP ON ECONOMIC ISSUES

5.0 The Economic Strategy … 15
5.1 Foreign Investment and Aid … 17
6.0 Rural Development … 17
7.0 Land Policy … 18
8.0 Agriculture and Food Strategy … 19
9.0 Environment: Protecting the Base and Ensuring Sustainability … 20
10.0 Water Policy … 21
11.0 Labour Relations … 22

SECTION IV: BCP ON SOCIAL ISSUES

12.0 Education with Production … 23

13.0 Religious Policy … 26
14.0 Health … 27
15.0 HIV / AIDS … 27
16.0 Social Security and Welfare … 28
17.0 Housing … 31
18.0 Gender … 32
19.0 Youth Development … 33
20.0 Arts and Culture … 34
21.0 Sports and Recreation … 35
22.0 Conclusion … 36

M.K. Dingake Parliamentary Candidate President – BCP

BOTSWANA CONGRESS PARTY (BCP) MANIFESTO 1999

Guaranteeing a better future for all

Foreword

The Botswana Congress Party is presenting its manifesto to the nation for the first time.

This manifesto is but a summary of the problems, issues and challenges which face our nation on the eve of the new millennium.

As a party with a difference in quality, style and truthfulness to the needs of our people we have carefully identified these issues and required policy action and programmes.

We call on Batswana to take us on the basis of what we pledge in this manifesto.

The policies and programmes contained in this manifesto show our deep concern about the problems which face our young people, women, the workers, parents, employers, business owners and the non- governmental sector.

I am pleased to say with confidence that as a responsible political party we are not only concerned but determined to address the problems of underdevelopment which still afflict our people.

I call on Batswana to give us the mandate to rule.

It is only with that mandate that we shall show the fallacy of the BDP’s irresponsible claim that problems of poverty, unemployment, school leaver, low productivity, etc. are worldwide and therefore cannot be solved by the government.

I thank you.

Michael K. Dingake May, 1999

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