Cabinet considers shortlist of Competition Authority CEO

Cabinet is expected to assess a three-name shortlist of candidates to head the Competition Authority next week. Once decided upon, the appointee will recruit additional staff and jump-start the long-awaited entity.

The long-awaited Competition Authority is expected to take the form of a dynamic crack unit that will tackle anti-competitive behaviour in the public and private sectors.

The Authority, and its adjudicating body, the Commission, will root out price-fixing, bid rigging, market division and other corrupt business practices.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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