Inflation sinks to fresh low
Friday, January 16, 2015
Figures released by Statistics Botswana yesterday, show that the decline was largely on the back of fuel price decreases effected in December last year as government reduced petrol and diesel prices in tandem with falling international oil prices.
The December inflation is the lowest rate since Botswana adopted the pula currency in 1976, with the previous lowest recorded in June 1972 at 3.5 percent.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...