Daniel Neo Moroka

Daniel Neo Moroka was a Chairman of De Beers Botswana. He formerly was a politician in Botswana, serving as Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2009. Quotes “Instead, we now have a situation whereby foreigners ride on the backs of willing locals to utilize schemes meant for citizens, in addition to the unimpeded advantage of cheaper facilities,” “The problem with most people is that they do not have the discipline to endure and, instead, they want to go for quick money, and therefore prefer to venture into what others are already doing than to initiate their own vision,” ‘Change attitude or quit’ ÔÇô Moroka tells Mochudi business 12 March 2009 “It is unfortunate that government is talking of citizen empowerment whilst in reality there is half hearted commitment on its part,” be apologetic on that,” “The current policies and laws are a clear sign that Botswana does not support its own people.” “This is clear sign that Zimbabwean government has a desire to empower its own citizens,” “this conflicts the whole objective of empowering citizens”. “This frustrates traders coming from Botswana and to date nothing has been done by government to protect its citizens,” “The leather industry failed to be sustainable due to policy incoherence,” Moroka urges government to support citizen empowerment more 25 June 2012 “Ipelegeng is a policy that entraps people in poverty. No one will really graduate from Ipelegeng a better person,” Ipelegeng entraps people into poverty - Moroka 11 September 2018