Firms see Covid recovery by June

Tough times: More companies are pessimistic about the short term outlook PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Tough times: More companies are pessimistic about the short term outlook PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

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A recent survey of 100 businesses in several sectors by the Bank of Botswana (BoB) estabilsihed that from the crisis brought on by the pandemic in the first half of the year, many expected conditions to begin improving from the third quarter of the year, with a recovery by June 2021.

The central bank conducts a quarterly Business Expectations Survey through which information is collected on the domestic business community’s perceptions about the prevailing state of the economy and prospects.

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Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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