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LCW set to bounce back to life

Lazarus moment: Lobatse Clay Works is due to return to life later this year
Lazarus moment: Lobatse Clay Works is due to return to life later this year

Plans are underway to resuscitate the Lobatse Clay Works (LCW) by August, lifting the iconic firm back to life after its closure six years ago.

Presenting his budget requests for 2023–2024 in Parliament this week, Trade and Industry minister, Mmusi Kgafela said the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) had disbursed about P355.6 million to Delta Automotive Technologies Botswana and LCW.

He did not break down how the funds were divided between the two entities.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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