KEY PRIORITIES
Driving Inclusive Growth & Quality Lives for All Botswana
The UDC’s 2024 agenda is bold, focused, and urgent. These are the key national priorities that will define our leadership and transform Botswana:
1. Job Creation & Economic Reform
Create 450,000 – 500,000 new jobs across diverse sectors
Build an economy capable of P10,000+ average salaries
Boost SMEs through fair access to funding and local sector funds
Attract P100 billion annually in local and foreign investment
2. Green Economy & Innovation
Position Botswana as a solar and renewable energy leader
Drive green jobs through public-private partnerships
Invest in R&D and Indigenous knowledge systems
Create “megacompanies” in non-mining exports and new industries
3. Youth Empowerment & Education
Raise tertiary student allowances to P2,500/month
Launch National Community Service with monthly stipends
Support the creative economy (arts, media, fashion, tech)
- Offer free sanitary pads for all girls in public schools
4. Healthcare & Social Protection
Implement universal health insurance
Increase old age pension to P1,800/month
Ensure affordable power, water, and internet access
Improve public healthcare systems and rural access
5. Infrastructure & National Development
Construct over 100,000 houses in 5 years
Develop a fast-train network, smart cities, and mega-airports
Transform Botswana into a regional transport and trade hub
6. Governance, Justice & Democracy
Draft a new Constitution to dismantle dictatorship
Reform the judiciary, restore checks and balances
Implement electoral reform for proportional representation
7. Regional Integration & Strategic Partnerships
Leverage the Africa Free Trade Agreement for growth
Strengthen collaboration with neighbouring countries
Form smart partnerships with global innovation leaders
Our Commitment
Our 2024 Manifesto lays out a powerful, actionable agenda — from creating 500,000 jobs, cutting utility costs, expanding youth opportunities, to rewriting the constitution for a fairer, freer Botswana.