BCL closure inflicts dire strain on businesses
Friday, June 02, 2017
BCL Mine demise has crippled Selebi-Phikwe
The report that was recently presented to the local business community by Professor Happy Siphambe, has shown that firms have lost significant business due to the mine closure. It indicates that some potential businesses whose business plans were approved by Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency lost viability due to closure of BCL.
He added that companies whose business relied more on BCL have been highly affected and added that for most of local companies, business went down by more than 50% since the mine closure.
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....