MTI steps up parastatal rationalisation
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 150 Views |
This follows President Mokgweetsi Masisi's March directive to rationalise state-owned enterprises and parastatals.
According to the directive, the Trade and Industry ministry has been directed to restructure the Botswana Development Corporation on non-agricultural sectors based on the approved lending threshold within three months and move it to the National Development Bank within those three months.
Stock theft has become rampant and difficult to contain thus keeping the police on their toes as the country is rocked by stock theft cases that are becoming difficult to contain.This form of crime is causing great misery to farmers in Botswana, especially in rural communities that largely depend on agriculture for a living. As stock theft cases escalate, the police say that most of the meat consumed in major towns and villages is from stolen...