BMC seeks another P300 million bailout

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The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) might get a lifeline if Parliament approves its request for a capital injection of P300 million to help the cash-strapped organisation stay afloat.

Last week, Parliament’s finance and estimates committee chaired by Ignatius Moswaane, tabled a financial paper requesting for supplementary expenditure for the consolidated and development funds.

The paper is expected to be debated in Parliament next week.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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