Parly committee wants BMC monopoly ended

The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) chief executive officer, Dr Akolang Tombale says the commission’s monopoly has nothing to do with the problems they are currently facing.

Tombale was appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises yesterday, which had suggested that an end to the Commission’s monopoly could be one of the solutions to problems faced by the BMC. The Commission is currently haunted by cash flow problems that have resulted in late payments to farmers for cattle delivered.

Tombale indicated that ending BMC’s monopoly might lead to the collapse of the institution, which gets most of its support from government.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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