Embrace the new normal
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
By mid-December, some shape or form of the bulky budget estimates should have been produced and according to the ministry’s own forecast, a significant deficit is anticipated.
A new normal is unavoidable for the country, simply because the drivers of revenue and growth in decades past, are ebbing away, without ready, robust replacements. At a microcosmic level, one example of this is the recent end of life of Letlhakane Mine, which originally opened in 1975. Debswana’s ‘replacement’ for Letlhakane is a tailings treatment plant, which will produce 800,000 carats annually for 20 years, saving jobs and supporting the economy, for a period.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...