Speed Up Tshele Project

Despite the reported reduced quantities of fuel that Botswana imports from South Africa due to closure of three refineries, fuel supply continues throughout the country.

Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security and other stakeholders in the petroleum industry are to be commended for increasing the quantity of fuel sourced via alternative routes in Namibia and Mozambique to make up for the shortfall.

Credit could also be shared with consumers, as they have not resorted to panic buying. However, one cannot rule out that this could be because many people do not have spending power in January. We, however, hope members of the public will even during month end answer the plea by government not to panic buy.

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Let us all go to vote

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...

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