Covid stain remains on economy despite rebound
Friday, July 15, 2022 | 150 Views |

Desperate days: The COVID-19 restrictions resulted in record economic contraction in 2020 PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by seven percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, compared to one percent over the same period last year, according to data released recently by Statistics Botswana.
The growth came after a strong rebound of 11.4% in the economy in 2021.
Hurt as he may have been, former president Ian Khama, Sir Seretse’s senior son who was given an opportunity to speak on behalf of the Seretse family, couldn’t mince his words as he took advantage to shred his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi to pieces.He, however, did not clearly mention names but he referred to Masisi as the leader of a political party that was founded amongst others by his father.He would also address him as the former State...