Breakthrough for a �lerotse� jam maker
Monday, February 24, 2014

A jam manufactured out of melons, on a small scale, has caught the attention of Botswana’s largest retail company Choppies who have already started stocking it on their shelves.
The jam can be used as a spread on bread, as filling for cupcakes or other cakes or can be heated up and spooned over ice cream.
This ruling is more than a technical legal decision it is a mirror reflecting the rot in the country’s procurement processes and governance.For far too long, government officials have twisted regulations to serve their interests, betraying the very citizens they are sworn to serve.The Judiciary’s rejection of this appeal is a timely reminder that corruption—no matter how deeply entrenched cannot indefinitely escape accountability. Yet,...