Matambo tightens control on resources usage

Matambo PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Matambo PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Government has announced a number of measures aimed at reducing wastage of national resources while also looking at broadening revenue sources.

Delivering the 2017/18 Budget Speech on Monday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Kenneth Matambo expressed the need for the government to reduce wastage.

“Government will tighten controls by prohibiting, among others, awarding of tenders or contracts without proof of availability of funds,” Matambo said.

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Oh what a State funeral!

That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...

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