Businesses ill-informed about EU trade prospects � envoy

Many Botswana businesses are unaware of how to export to the European Union (EU), a trade official said at a recent journalists’ seminar on EU cooperation. John Taylor, who is the trade officer for the EU delegation in Botswana, also said local businesses do not know how to take advantage of the EU trade benefits.

He said he was surprised and disappointed when he arrived in Botswana 18 months ago to discover that there was lack of interest and lack of awareness about the EU.

“When I came here to talk about trade and interact with the trading community and administration, I was shocked. What we heard was about the wonderful opportunities with China and the US,” he said. Taylor indicated that he arrived in Botswana at the right time to talk about the basis for better trade to the EU in Botswana.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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