BotswanaPost seeks tariff increase
Friday, January 08, 2010
In the 2009 annual report, BotswanaPost chief executive, Pele Moleta says that profit targets could not be achieved with tariff levels remaining at suboptimal levels after having been last reviewed in 2006.
Moleta said: "It is desirable that tariff adjustments be made annually to avoid price shocks from once off tariff rebalancing exercises, thus negatively affecting the gains made with various stakeholders and other government objectives."
Unfortunately, petty thieves tend to be more vicious around this time as they also prepare for the festive season. Culturally, many Batswana go home for the holiday, and petty thieves are amongst those who go home. Burglaries, car break-ins, and attacks on unsuspecting pedestrians seem to be on the rise!That is not all, as scammers continue to take money from pensioners as well as other Batswana who may fall prey to their unscrupulous tactics....