BEDIA to embrace rural districts in FDI campaign
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Newspapers recently carried BEDIA adverts titled Invitation to Tender for A Study to Map Investment Opportunities in District and Town Councils in Botswana. BEDIA is looking for consultants to undertake a comprehensive nationwide study of investment opportunities and map them out.
The study, according to the advert, is to identify, quantify and map out investment opportunities in all of Botswana's 16 district and town councils. "The focus of this study is to identify investment opportunities in all regions of Botswana for investment promotion, both domestic and foreign," the advert says.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...