Debswana sales slow down
Thursday, November 02, 2023 | 600 Views |
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The nine month figures for this year are however still considerably higher than comparative figures before 2022, reflecting the generally stronger sales enjoyed by rough diamonds since last year.
However, on a quarterly basis, the third quarter sales of P8.4 billion are the lowest reported by Debswana in the third quarter since 2015, excluding the COVID-19 year of 2020.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...