Botswana: Minister for State President Kabo Morwaeng last night launched the #Excellence radio programme in Gaborone.
Minister Morwaeng said the radio programme was conceptualised and realised through collaborative efforts of Duma FM Radio Station and Keywealth Group management support by the government through the Directorate of Public Service Management DPSM.
He said the programme, which will be aired every Tuesday from 1800hrs-1900hrs on Duma FM, will empower public servants and the wider public by improving information dissemination and consequently enhancing public service delivery.
He said with the programme, governments look forward to improved service delivery by an informed public service and see informed communities who will hence forth be receiving credible and informative public service opportunities.
“The radio programme will indeed go a long way in changing the landscape of service delivery in the public service as there will be a lot of more robust and frequent engagement between the employer, public service and the wider public,” Minister Morwaeng said.
He urged public officers to treat the programme as a practical feedback mechanism citing that some feedback may be hard and critical of government service. However, that should be seen as a golden opportunity to amend and align with public expectations.
Meanwhile, Duma FM Station Manager Donald Seberane said Duma FM remain at the forefront of national conversations on issues that affect, impact, change and shape the listeners for the better. He expressed that the station prides itself on information, education and dialogue as the cornerstone of its made, and for that, hosting #Excellence radio will be anchored on lasting learning by listeners.
For her part, DPSM Director Gaone Macholo said the programme offers an exciting opportunity for them as an institution to educate the public about their mandate. She said the program aims to have live discussions and provoke thinking and conversations. Macholo said with the discovery of low morale in the public service, the programme will offer live conversations on how to improve on such, among many others.