GA advances lottery talks despite looming legal challenge
Friday, August 19, 2022 | 490 Views |
Long awaited: The national lottery has been held up due to legal wrangling
BusinessWeek is informed that the authority expects to present a draft licence to its board soon, a key step in kicking off the lottery eagerly awaited by Batswana.
Ithuba Botswana, a subsidiary of a well-known pan-African group Ithuba Holdings, was the reserve bidder of the national lottery licence, which was originally scooped by GrowMine, a local consortium of businesses and businesspeople.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...