Historic EU trade deal to be signed in Botswana
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Gemma Mbegabolawe speaking EU-SADC EPA Workshop.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This was said by Gemma Mbegabolawe, a chief trade officer at the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, at the EU-SADC EPA workshop held in Gaborone on Tuesday.
“The signing ceremony for the EU-SADC EPA is scheduled for June 10, 2016, in Kasane,” she said.
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...