Spurned Air Botswana dolls up for new suitors
Friday, June 16, 2017
On the business case alone, it appeared to be a match made in heaven. Air Botswana, the struggling national airline running hundreds of millions of pula in losses annually, would have piggy-backed on the whirlwind success of Wilderness Air in a homebrewed deal, glistening with patriotic pride.
To hear Transport Minister, Kitso Mokaila say it, Wilderness Air would have fit perfectly into the laid down plans to strengthen Air Botswana’s most profitable routes, which are the flights into tourism hotspots. In addition, Wilderness Air’s smaller craft would have been ideal for carving out bespoke tourist routes to further leverage the national airline’s push for profitability.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...