Mining, water and power woes drag economy into red
Friday, April 08, 2016
Morupule B plant constantly broke down last year
According to figures released by Statistics Botswana, the disappointing print can be largely attributed to negative mining GDP growth of -19.7 percent as well as underperformance in the non-mining private sector.
Negative growth was also recorded in the water and electricity sectors in 2015.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...