FSG eyes further regional expansion
Friday, August 15, 2014
The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed company says while the Botswana market was challenging in the first six months of the year, operating performance in Zambia was better, although the Kwacha volatility negatively impacted on Pula revenues.
“In a challenging environment, especially Botswana’s market, the group’s performance during the first half of 2014 showed good growth in revenue and profit before tax.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...